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Military Aviation

Spanish Air Force to decommission Mirage F1 fleet in 2013

Whilst the French Air Force is currently using the plane as a reconnaissance and attack platform in the Mali Air War, the Spanish Air Force is about to decommission the…

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January 20, 2013
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F-35B grounded by fueldraulic system problem

Almost one year ago today (on Jan. 20, 2012), citing the progress the F-35B STOVL (Short take off vertical landing) variant made in 2011, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta rescinded probation…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 18, 2013
Helicopters

Photo: U.S. Air Force C-17 carries Armed 407 Scout helicopter for the Iraqi Army Aviation

The following image shows an Air National Guard C-17 aircraft being loaded with one of the three Bell 407 Scout helicopters delivered by the U.S. Army to the Iraqi Army…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 18, 2013
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F-15 fighter jets escort Alaska Airlines plane to Seattle after security scare (possibly) originated by crank call

On Jan. 17, NORAD (North America Air Defense) Command scrambled two F-15C fighter jets belonging to the Oregon Air National Guard, to intercept and escort to Seattle, an Alaska Airlines…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 18, 2013
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Video shows French Mirage, Rafale combat planes at work in Mali Air War

With information officially released by the French MoD becoming scarce (and reporters from all around the world either embedded with Paris Special Forces or simply stationed around the main bases…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 17, 2013
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Rush hour chaos as chopper hits crane in downtown London

At around 8.00am on the morning of Jan. 16, 2013, as the centre of London was in the height of rush hour with thousands of workers commuting to work, burning…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
January 16, 2013
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