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Military Aviation

This is as close to flying a MiG-29 as you can get without actually flying it!

Here are two videos showing a transfer and operations of Polish MiG-29's during the Baltic Air Policing mission which is a NATO initiative of conducting air monitoring of the Baltic…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 13, 2013
Military Aviation

Here’s Russia’s (badass) next-generation stealth strategic bomber

This last week has been pretty hectic in terms of next generation concepts: Boeing unveiled the updated version of the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter concept, Lockheed Martin's Skunk  Works released a new…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2013
Military Aviation

F-22 Raptor stealth fighter’s advanced helmet axed by sequestration cuts

Last month we praised the decision by the U.S. Air Force to give a modern Helmet-mounted cueing system to the F-22 Raptor pilots. In fact, the fifth generation fighter plane…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2013
Military Aviation

Harrier: The Story Of The “Jump Jet” That Helped Margaret Thatcher Win The Falklands War

The Sea Harrier was crucial to the UK in the 1982 Air War in South America. One cannot speak of Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Apr. 8, 2013, without…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 11, 2013
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North Korean Musudan Missiles ready to launch. Huge U.S. Sea-based X-band Radar in place.

Several news agencies are quoting the Japanese Kyodo by saying that one of the Musudan missile launch vehicles has moved its missile into the firing position. The North Korean authorities…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
April 11, 2013
Military Aviation

All the intelligence gathering planes spying on North Korea’s imminent missile launch

Update Apr. 11 10.00GMT According to US and South Korea intelligence, since Apr. 10 North Korea is ready to launch one or two BM25 Musudan mobile intermediate-range ballistic missiles "at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2013
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