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Impressive video: Syria flexes muscles with live firing exercise including Mig-29s, Mig-23s, Mig-21s, Su-24s and gunship helicopters

The recent downing of a Turkish RF-4E (provided it was really gunned down or shot down with a SAM and it did not crash because of a technical failure) is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012
Weapons

Photo: Unexploded MBDA PGM-500 500-lb guided bomb "Hakim" blown at Zintan, Libya

An unexploded "Hakim" is blown up by MAG (Mines Advisory Group) at Zintan airfield during a demo last week. Photo credit: MAG The MBDA PGM-500 "Hakim" is a 500-lb guided…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012
Aviation

Farnborough 2012 photo: Boeing 787 Dreamliner shows its amazing maneuverability

One of the highlights of Farnborough International Airshow 2012 was the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the Qatar Airways colors. The liner took part to the daily air display (until…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012
Helicopters

Farnborough 2012: AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat delivered to the UK Ministry of Defence

On Day 3 of the Farnborough International Airshow, the first three AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat helicopters were officially delivered to the UK Ministry of Defense. The keys of the first Wildcat…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012
Syria

Neither gunned down nor hit by a missile. A technical failure may have caused the crash of the Turkish RF-4E in Syria

The RF-4E that went down inside the Syrian airspace on Jun. 22, 2012, may have been downed by a technical failure. This is more or less what emerges from the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012

Farnborough 2012: New James Bond film's helicopter scenes leaked to Youtube

Scenes from next James Bond's "Skyfall" movie have leaked on Youtube. Although the footages and images were actually uploaded on the Internet in March 2012, the news has spread during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2012
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