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Helicopters

Have You Ever Wondered Why The AH-64 Is Called “Apache”? The American Indian Tribes Tradition

All of the American Army helicopters are named after either Indian Tribe names, or Indian Tribe Chiefs' names (Apache, Comanche, Chinook etc). This regularity is nowhere near accidental. The most interesting finding…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 13, 2013
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First Joint Strike Missile (JSM) multi-role missile fitted to an F-35

Unveiled on Nov. 29, 2012, the first Joint Strike Missile (JSM) developed for the F-35 by the Norwegian company Kongsberg and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, was fitted to a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 12, 2013
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F-35 makes precautionary landing in Texas on its way to Nellis Air Force Base

According to Reuters, one of two F-35 stealth fighters one their way to Nellis Air Force Base, where the first two aircraft were taken on charge by the 422nd Test…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 12, 2013
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Regardless of all the sensors, here is why F-35 pilots need to visually check their 6 o’clock

In a recent post, we have explained that a recently leaked Pentagon report highlighted the poor "out-of-cockpit visibility in the F-35A", a shortcoming that would limit the pilots ability to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2013
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Mystery drone emerges from the sea in the Gulf of Oman. American, Israeli or …. Iranian?

The following image shows a drone reportedly recovered by the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution from the sea in the Gulf of Oman, near the port of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2013
Military Aviation

Poland starts own F-16 Viper Maintenance Center

Poland has the most modern set of F-16s in Europe. 48 F-16 C/D Block 52+s  were purchased in order to replace the obsolete ex-Warsaw Pact MiG-21s, Mig-23s and other fighters…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 11, 2013
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