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Military Aviation

[Targeting Pod Footage] Colombian Kfir fighter jets intercept Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers

The two Tu-160 strategic bombers that visited Venezuela (and later Nicaragua) last week returned to the Engels base on Nov. 5. The Blackjack bombers took off from the Maiquetia airport…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 6, 2013
Military Aviation

South America’s major military exercise kicks off in Brazil

About 90 airplanes and nine helicopters, and more than 2,000 Brazilian and foreign military personnel are currently taking part to Cruzex 2013, South America's largest military exercise this year. Hosted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 6, 2013
Aviation Safety

Disturbing footage shows Thai paratrooper’s chute get caught on plane and subsequent fatal plummet

Beware, the following video is quite disturbing, at least from minute 03:50. It shows the fatal incident occurred to a Thai paratrooper whose chute gets caught on plane while other…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 6, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

[Photo] F-14 Tomcat could land on carrier with missing radome, damaged wing

The Grumman Aerospace Corporation, acquired in 1994 by Northrop Corporation to form the Northrop Grumman,  was one of the most respected aircraft manufacturer in the world and leading airplanes builder…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
November 6, 2013
China

New Chinese joined-wing UAV emerges

It shows a similarity with the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk type of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) even if it seems much smaller than the High Altitude Long Endurange (HALE) kind…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 5, 2013
Aviation Safety

Watch this: Skydivers (and pilots) miraculously escape terrifying midair collision

NBC has obtained the footage recorded last weekend as two planes with 9 skydivers collided midair over Wisconsin at dusk. Several skydivers had cameras strapped to their helmet and filmed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 5, 2013
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