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Military Aviation

Seen from the inside: stunning Lancaster’s on-board video shows aerial gunner’s view of Derwent Dam flypast

On May 16-17, UK's Royal Air Force celebrates the 70th anniversary of one its most famous raid in RAF history: the Dams raid conducted by 617 Squadron. The "Dambusters", half…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 18, 2013
Military Aviation

[Photo] This is a Eurofighter Typhoon undertaking electromagnetic testing

The following interesting picture depicts the first Tranche 3 Typhoon, destined for delivery to the Royal Air Force, during electromagnetic testing. The aircraft, British single seat no 116, was injected…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 17, 2013
Aviation Safety

Germany to end its High Altitude Long Endurance Eurohawk drone programme

The Germans will probably cancel the Eurohawk drones programme, said Reuters agency today. The reason for such course of events is not the cost of the drones itself, but thes…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 16, 2013

Air Force One for sale!

Unfortunately, the title does not refer to the famous highly modified Boeing 747s (designated VC-25 by the U.S. Air Force) that is used by President Obama as these planes have…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 16, 2013
Airshows

Disbandment of Swiss Air Force display team could make its “Flat Eric” yellow puppet mascot unemployed

The Patrouille Suisse is one of the most renowned aerobatic display team in Europe. Equipped with the F-5E Tiger the team is, together with the Turk Yildizlari (Turkish Stars), that…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
May 15, 2013
China

New image of China’s first weaponized stealth drone emerges (as US launched its own one from an aircraft carrier)

Few hours before the U.S. Navy launched the the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator off the deck of an aircraft carrier for the first time, a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 15, 2013
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