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Iran

Iran’s Air Defense Force Displays Indigenous Radar System Capable to Detect Stealth Aircraft

On Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, during the annual military parade in Tehran that marks the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, Iran displayed a new indigenous passive…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 22, 2013
Russia

“Immense” Russian – Belarusian military exercise (possibly focused on neutralizing an ethnic unrest) taking place in eastern Europe

Named Zapad-2013, an exercise whose aims to strenghten the regional safety and relations between Belarus and Russia is taking place between Sept. 20 and 26 in Eastern Europe. The scale…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 22, 2013
Military Aviation

In 1961 a U.S. Air Force B-52 Almost Detonated An Atomic Bomb Over North Carolina

A low voltage switch saved the U.S. from a nuclear Armageddon. The UK Newspaper The Guardian has released details under the freedom of information act, which chronicle how on Jan.…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 21, 2013
Military Aviation

“Scorpion”: Cessna’s new, low cost tactical strike aircraft (with some F-14 Tomcat inputs)

Cessna parent company Textron has (secretly) developed a new tactical strike aircraft capable to replace current, costly combat planes in low lethality scenarios and homeland security mission: "irregular warfare," border…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 20, 2013
Iran

[Photo] Iranian F-4 Phantom (as one of those taunted by a U.S. F-22 Raptor in a Top Gun-like encounter)

The following image depicts an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-4E Phantom landing at Tehran - Mehrabad International airport at the end of its test flight over overhaul…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 20, 2013
Syria

Imagery Analysis: Syria’s Chemical Weapons facilities currently monitored by satellites and spyplanes

Even though it did not suggest responsibilities, the recent UN report about the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Ghouta Area of Damascus on Aug. 21, 2013 confirmed that…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 20, 2013
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