Italian mini-UAV deployed to Afghanistan for Herat airbase surveillance
"The owl", is the name given to the STRIX-C, the small tactical remotely piloted aircraft (RPV) that the provides surveillance of the base in Afghanistan that hosts the 2,500 men…
Flood rescue efforts bring Turkish choppers on improvised landing pads
On Jul. 19, heavy flood and landslides in Turkey's southern Hatay city caused 5 dead and 12 wounded. The collapse of a bridge over the local highway closed the area…
NITKA: The Russian way to train naval aviators (on a ground test simulator)
According to RIA Novosti the Russian Navy is to stop using the NITKA complex in Crimea. The new facility will be open in Yeysk, in the region of Sea of…
Sukhoi Superjet 100 performs gear up landing at Keflavik, Iceland
On Jul. 21, 2013, a Sukhoi Superjet 100, registration 97005, performed a gear up landing at Keflavik airport, where the aircraft has been deployed for training purposes for a few…
MiG-25 defection: How a Soviet Pilot Brought a Secret Warplane To The West
The story of Viktor Belenko, a MiG-25 pilot who defected to the United States via Japan on Sept. 6, 1976. The then Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th…
Poland preparing to buy new helicopters for the Army
The Armament Inspectorate of Poland has relased the news that negotiations regarding the technical side of the helicopter contract under which 70 helicopters will be procured by the Polish Armed…
