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North Korea

North Korea to launch rocket, the U.S. move guided missile destroyers to monitor

Saturday Dec. 1, saw North Korea announce that it was going to try to launch another long-range rocket before the end of the year few months after the last failed…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
December 6, 2012
Helicopters

Remotely piloted Army Black Hawk helicopter successfully demonstrates next generation rotorcraft tech

A remotely-piloted highly-modified Black Hawk helicopter recently flew over the Diablo Range, east of San Jose, California, in the first autonomous flight test of the next generation rotorcraft tech: obstacle…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 6, 2012
Military Aviation

Eurofighter Typhoon test fires Beyond Visual Range Meteor missile

On Dec. 4, during flight trials conducted with support from QineticQ and MBDA at the Aberporth firing range, UK, a Typhoon fired a Meteor BVR (Beyond Visual Range) air to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 6, 2012
Aviation Safety

Watch the drama unfold: Israeli Air Force F-15D hits a pelican flock on take off

Although the video is not new (it was released shortly after the episode took place) the Israeli Defense Forces have recently released more details about it. In October 2011, an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2012
Military Aviation

The Hellenic Air Force holds umpteenth missile storm exercise in the Mediterranean Sea

On Nov. 27 and 28, the Hellenic Air Force successfully conducted the last of a series of live firing exercises. "Filoktitis 2/12" exercise took place at Zakynthos firing range off…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2012
Syria

HD Video of a Syrian MiG-23 attacking Darayya with unguided 500-kg thermobaric bomb

Brought to my attention by Matt Fanning on The Aviationist FB page, the following HD video is one of the few clearly showing a Syrian MiG-23BN attack plane during a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2012
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