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B-1 Lancer bomber launches first prototype of new Stealth Long Range Anti-Ship Missile

The brand new LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) based on the AGM-158 JASSM-ER (Extended Range) missile was successfully tested at the Point Mugu range, in California, recently The prototype of…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 11, 2013
Military Aviation

Is this futuristic jet the replacement for the Polish Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter?

During the recent  Kielce Defense Fair, the Polish Air Force Technical Institute (ITWL - Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych) has announced that it continues to work on the Grot-2 airplane. The…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 11, 2013
Military Aviation

Watch this: F-104 Starfighter “missile with a man in it” buzzes people on landing

2,580 F-104 were employed by the air forces of 15 countries in about 50 years. The F-104 represented a huge leap forward for all those countries that passed from old…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 10, 2013
Military Aviation

The fighter jet that can fly as a cargo plane: the F-16 VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft)

Born as an in-flight simulator, the F-16 VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) had the task to simulate the performance of the newest fighter jets. The F-16 VISTA was…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
September 10, 2013
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[Photo] China’s Navy UAV flies close to the disputed Senkaku islands

On Sept. 9, one day after two H-6G maritime strike aircraft had been intercepted by the Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 scrambled from Naha while flying in international airspace…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
Military Aviation

Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates 200,000 flying hours with special markings

On Sept. 8, Eurofighter confirmed that the Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. 719 aircraft on contract, 571 aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
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