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Aircraft Carriers

Marines MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft lands aboard Japanese ship – Washington’s PR campaign?

On Jun. 14, a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey made a landing aboard a Japanese ship near U.S. West Coast. The Osprey landed on a Japanese heli-carrier-destroyer Hyūga, during a…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 18, 2013
Military Aviation

Forget the F-22 and F-35, this is a real Super Maneuverable Fighter plane: the Russian Su-35 Flanker-E

The Su-35 (NATO designation Flanker E), Russia's latest version of the famous super-maneuverable multirole fighter jet has demonstrated its stunning capabilities during the first day of the 50th Paris Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 17, 2013
Drones

And here’s the video of the quadcopter camera drone being shot down by the Turkish police in Taksim Square

As explained in the previous post that included footage recorded by the drone, on June 11. 2013, Turkish Police fired bullets and eventually downed a radiocontrolled flying camera quadcopter during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 16, 2013
Drones

Impressive bird’s-eye view of the Turkish protest in Taksim square recorded by a drone

On June 11. 2013, Turkish Police fired bullets at a radiocontrolled flying camera helicopter during the protests in Taksim square, Istanbul. The drone was recording the stunning video you can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 15, 2013
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Twenty-two American nuclear bombs stored in the Netherlands

In a recently aired documentary on Dutch Military Aviation called "De tijd vliegt" former Dutch prime-minister Ruud Lubbers has more or less admitted that American nuclear weapons are stored at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2013
Military Aviation

Incredible photo shows Russian Tu-22 bomber, Su-27 and other fighter planes intercepted over the Baltic

On Mar. 29, two Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers, escorted by four Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, conducted a simulated night attack on Sweden. The mock air strike did not cause any…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2013
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