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Watch this: mini-drone spots looter inside church damaged by powerful earthquake in northern Italy

On May 20 a powerful earthquake followed by a second major tremor on May 29, hit northern Italy (especially Emilia Romagna region).  The death toll of the quakes is 17…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 31, 2012
Military Aviation

Jet-porn: U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber flying low and fast in some of the best "Bone" photos ever taken.

The following pictures were taken by Larry Titchenal, on Friday Apr. 27, 2012 during the practice day of the Fort Lauderdale Airshow, in Florida. Two four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bombers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 31, 2012
Syria

Video: DIY anti-aircraft pick up used by Free Syria Army to shoot down Assad's helicopters

The following video, uploaded on Youtube on May 29, shows members of the Free Syria Army, using a gun mounted on a pick-up to target an overlying regime's Mil Mi-8…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 31, 2012
Military Aviation

Mass mobility exercise with nearly 70 cargo planes at Nellis Air Force Base

On May 23, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Nearly 70 aircraft, primarily consisting of C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 30, 2012
Bizarre

Can you spot the guerrilla warfare specialists hiding in this image? Too late, you are dead.

I've already explained why camouflage color schemes are important in military aviation by publishing an image of two Israeli F-16s barely visible on a desert background. Obviously, not only planes…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 30, 2012
North Korea

U.S. special reconnaissance missions in North Korea: Yes, no, maybe.

An article written by journalist David Axe for The Diplomat quoted Brigadier General Neil Tolley, commander of special forces South Korea, as saying that American and South Korean troops have…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
May 30, 2012
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