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Aviation Safety

Osprey tilt rotor aircraft crash has raised new safety concerns. But it might have been caused by human factor.

Recently, U.S. Department of Defense officials have had to organise a director level meeting with the Japanese Ministry of Defence and department of Foreign Affairs, to provide an update with…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
June 27, 2012
Syria

Turkish Phantom shot down by Syria saga continues as new details about the mysterious shooting emerge

On Jun. 26, NATO held a meeting of its 28 members at the request of Turkey under article 4 of the Washington treaty following the downing of the Turkish Air…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 27, 2012
Military Aviation

“Turkish Phantom jet fighters [as the one shot down by Syria] routinely violate the Greek airspace.” And get locked by SAM sites.

As what really happened on Jun. 22, when a Turkish Air Force RF-4E from Erhac was shot down by a Syrian Air Defense battery, after violating the Syrian airspace, remains…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 26, 2012
Military Aviation

M-346 advanced combat trainer flying with air-to-air missile on the wing tip pylon

Taken by Giampaolo Mallei at Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, Italy, on Jun.25, the following images show the M-346 csx55152 flying with an (inert) AIM-9L Sidewinder on the wingtip pylon, a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 26, 2012
Syria

Latest news about the Turkish F-4 shot down by Syria: still conflicting versions. New detail: rescue plane came under fire too.

According to the Turkish media outlet Hurriyet Daily News, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shown photos of two pairs of boots that belonged to the two missing…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 26, 2012
Syria

Syrian revolution puts instructions on how to shoot down a regime helicopter on-line

Mil Mi-8/17 Hip and Mil Mi-24 (25) Hind gunship helicopters (alongside made-in-Iran drones) have been Assad's main tools against the oppositors. That's why the rebels have put the instructions on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2012
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