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Aviation

All the Air Assets involved in Philippines Relief Support

The Super Typhoon Hiyan that hit the central Visayan islands in the Philippines caused athe death of more than 3,600 people and widespread destruction in the area. Relief efforts are…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 19, 2013
Military Aviation

U.S. Coast Guard wants to get its hands on 14 C-27J Spartan planes

Pentagon has recently announced  the decision to assign seven C-27J Spartan airlifters to the U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command). The aircraft are part of the batch of 21 tactical transport…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 19, 2013
Military Aviation

Italy to operate a small fleet of MC-27J Praetorian gunships, special operations planes

During the Dubai airshow 2013, Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica Company) and the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) signed an agreement to provide development, testing, certification, industrialization and logistic support of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 18, 2013
Aviation Safety

Shocking video shows Boeing 737 nosediving into tarmac and explode at Kazan airport

Shocking footage showing the Boeing 737 of the Tatarstan Airlines that crashed during its second landing attempt at Kazan airport in Russia on Nov. 18 has emerged. Although the aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 18, 2013
Drones

Iran unveiled its new strategic UAV. The biggest domestic drone to date.

At a ceremony held in Tehran and attented by Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, Iran has unveiled a new stratetic UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) dubbed "Fotros". The new drone,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 18, 2013
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U.S. B61 Nukes to get precision guidance systems

Even if UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are often referred to as  U.S. "killing machines", the effect of a drone attack is almost forgettable if compared to the devastating and widespread…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
November 18, 2013
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