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Video shows how you should attack a drone if you really want to shoot it down

On Nov. 1, two Iranian combat planes (reportedly, Su-25 Frogfoot bombers) intercepted and tried to shoot down a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator flying 16 miles off Iran's coast. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 9, 2012
Military Aviation

Up close and personal with the badass Typhoon’s Helmet Mounted Symbology System

Taken at Grosseto airbase during the recent Spotter Day, the following close up pictures show the Eurofighter Typhoon's HMSS (Helmet Mounted Symbology System). Based on data made available by Eurofighter,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 9, 2012
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Iranian combat planes tried to shoot down a U.S. Predator. A weird story.

According to the CNN, that was the first to report the story, on Nov. 1, two Iranian combat planes tried to shoot down a U.S. Predator spyplane off the coast…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 8, 2012

Syria refuses its MiG-21 back unless the pilot comes with it

Jordanian news website Ammonnews, has reported that “Syria has informed Jordan that it either returns the MiG-21 fighter jet and the pilot, or doesn’t want the "abducted" plane, it would…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
November 8, 2012

Iran unveils new weird flying machine: a tilt-wing vertical takeoff and landing “ultra-advanced” drone

According to the Ettelaat newspaper published on Nov. 8, 2012, the "first vertical takeoff drone in the world" with the name of Koker 1 (Koker is the name of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 8, 2012

The two Koreas come close to aerial combat. Once again.

The Chosunilbo news website reported that during late October South Korean fighter jets were scrambled after North Korean planes came very close to the border. The incident took place after…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
November 7, 2012
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