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Iran

Iranian F-14 Tomcat’s “new” indigenous air-to-air missile is actually an (improved?) AIM-54 Phoenix replica

Among the hardware on display during the annual military parade in Tehran, on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, Iran not only displayed a new indigenous passive phased array radar system for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 26, 2013
Military Aviation

Belarus to upgrade its Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter jets

As we have already reported, the Belarusian Air Force has withdrwan from use its Su-27 Flanker fleet. Nonetheless it still operates several MiG-29 Fulcrums. The news is that these aircraft…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 26, 2013
Iran

Iran has unveiled two new indigenous air-to-surface missiles

On Sept. 25, Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan together with a group of high-ranking air force officers unveiled the Qader and Nasr, two new indigenous air-to-surface missiles. Qader…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 25, 2013
Military Aviation

[Photo] Caught in a huge Afghan sandstorm inside the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules

An Afghan sandstorm can literally turn day in night in a matter of seconds and these images show what the event looks like as seen from inside the cockpit of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 25, 2013
Weapons

Lockheed tests new Stealth Long Range Anti-Ship Missile from Vertical Launch System

Lockheed Martin has tested the new LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) from an Mk41 VLS (Vertical Launch System) launcher at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Last month the…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 25, 2013
Military Aviation

The Frecce Tricolori, world’s largest military aerobatic display team, to get new aircraft

Based at Rivolto, in NE Italy, the Frecce Tricolori is the Italian Air Force aerobatic display team, the world's largest one and the only that can claim credit for five…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 25, 2013
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