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U.S. amphibious assault ship to be moved into position to support Noncombatant Evacuation Operation in Libya?

"Where are the carriers?" is believed to be the first question a U.S. President asks his closer advisors each time America has to deal with a crisis. In this case,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 13, 2012

Drones may already be flying over Libya hunting insurgents who attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi

Even if, citing U.S. officials, the CNN has just reported that unmanned aerial vehicles will begin flying over Benghazi in the next few days, American drones may already be flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 12, 2012
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[Infographic] Osama Bin Laden raid (based on “No Easy Day”)

On May 6, 2011, few days after Osama Bin Laden had been killed, I published an analysis of Operation Neptune's Spear, with the assets  involved in the raid, known and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 12, 2012

The Israeli Air Force practices to prevent a 9/11 type attack

The Israeli Defence Force website reported that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has performed a series of exercises designed to simulate aerial attacks on Israeli territory. Although the news was…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 11, 2012

[Updated] Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport loses refueling boom in flight. Again.

According to Flight Global an Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport (MRTT) which is destined for the UAE has lost its refueling boom whilst in flight at around 7.20pm local time on…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 11, 2012

Documentary unveils Air Force One’s 9-11 journey across the U.S., secret trip into Baghdad and Obama’s first flight

Last year, I published a series of articles about the 9-11 for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, that you can find here. One of them was about the Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 11, 2012
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