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Italian Coast Guard base Catania Fontanarossa unveiled

On Aug. 31, 2012, the 2° Nucleo Aereo (Flight Group) of the Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard), based at the Catania-Fontanarossa airport (next to the famous trans-Mediterranean international hub), changed his…

Carlo D. Carlo D.
September 17, 2012
Military Aviation

Marine Attack Squadron loses eight Harrier jets in worst U.S. air loss in one day since Vietnam War

Taliban's attack on Camp Bastion killed two U.S. Marines and destroyed or severely damaged eight U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers and a United States Air Force C-130. On Friday Sept.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 16, 2012

China unveils its brand new stealth fighter: the J-31 “Falcon Eagle”. But it’s a copy of the F-22 Raptor

Pictures of a previously unknown brand new fighter jet have started to appear online over the weekend. Built by the Shenyang company, the new aircraft, could be the answer of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 16, 2012

Pilot explains what taking off with an F-15 at night looks like: “it’s like being in a dark tunnel and going super fast”

The following video shows interesting footage of the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Wing has done night flight training last week and the NBC…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 15, 2012

German Eurofighter Typhoons train in Sardinia to improve air-to-air skills

The following pictures, taken few days ago by The Aviationist's Giovanni Maduli at Decimomannu airbase, Italy, show the German Eurofighter Typhoons of the Jagdgeschwader 73 (Fighter Wing 73) "Steinhoff" during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 14, 2012

Photo: “Mikado” quadrotor mini-drone hovers in front of a giant CH-53 helicopter

The following picture, released by the Bundeswehr (German for Federal Defense Forces) during the Berlin's ILA (International Aviationand Aerospace Exhibition) 2012,  shows a "Mikado" quadrotor micro-drone hovering in front of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 14, 2012
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