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Iraq to buy Predator drones to protect southern oil platforms

Iraq's Navy has already purchased U.S. drones to protect its southern oil platforms, from where most of the OPEC nation's oil is shipped. This is what an official from the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 21, 2012
Military Aviation

Aggressor fighter pilot, Nellis Air Force Base and Las Vegas. In a single photo

Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada, home of the Red Flag exercise,  is for sure one of the most famous airbases in the world. It is located in northeast Las…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 21, 2012
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Covert US drone operations tracked in real time, via Twitter. Exposing tactics too.

The social networking medium of Twitter is becoming a bit of a nightmare for covert CIA drone operations in the Yemen.  In fact, in near real time, each time a…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
May 20, 2012

Video: B-2 stealth bomber ground operations at Nellis's Red Flag

An interesting video showing B-2 Spirit bombers, belonging to the 509 BW from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, being prepared for flight, taxiing, and taking off during exercise Red Flag…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 20, 2012
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Photo: Is this the first Taliban-made drone, ever?

Update May 19, 2012 21.18 GMT The following pictures, courtesy of the Helmand Governor's Media Center, show what looks like a small drone that was discovered along with poppy, small…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 19, 2012
Military Aviation

Largest U.S. exercise in Middle East furtively taking place in Jordan. Involving 19 countries and 12,000 military

Almost ignored by some media outlets, a major strategic theater cooperation exercise including 19 countries and more than 12,000 participants is currently taking place in Jordan. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 19, 2012
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