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Weapons

Twenty-two American nuclear bombs stored in the Netherlands

In a recently aired documentary on Dutch Military Aviation called "De tijd vliegt" former Dutch prime-minister Ruud Lubbers has more or less admitted that American nuclear weapons are stored at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2013
Military Aviation

Incredible photo shows Russian Tu-22 bomber, Su-27 and other fighter planes intercepted over the Baltic

On Mar. 29, two Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers, escorted by four Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, conducted a simulated night attack on Sweden. The mock air strike did not cause any…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2013
Aviation Safety

This awesome video shows several U-2 crash landings (proving how difficult landing a Dragon Lady may be)

The U-2 Dragon Lady is probably one the most difficult plane to land in the world. That's why, U-2 spyplanes need chase automobiles to supervise take offs, landings (and touch…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2013
Russia

Finland’s airspace violated by Russian bombers

Finland's Ministry of Defence has recently revealed that two Russian military aircraft violated the airspace of the northern European country earlier this week. The official statement was published on the…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 13, 2013
Drones

Syrian rebels have captured an intact (Made in Iran) “Pahpad” drone. And here’s a video showing some details.

Many videos showing the so-called “Pahpad” drone, made in Iran and used by Syria to spy on the clashes in Homs were uploaded by the rebels since the beginning of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 13, 2013
Drones

Italian Mafia tested killer drones decades before the U.S. used them in Afghanistan

Cosa Nostra tested remotely controlled aircraft loaded with bombs to attack and kill rivals from the sky in the early 1990s, well before the U.S. Air Force and CIA used…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 13, 2013
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