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Military Aviation

Following on India's MMRCA win, Rafale on the verge of winning UAE fighter deal?

Has Dassault won a 60 jet deal with the UAE? French newspaper La Tribune reported on Feb. 2, 2012, that France could be on the verge of winning a long-awaited…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 4, 2012
Military Aviation

Low-Collateral Damage BONE: new weapon in the B-1's arsenal

This week, the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, has completed a compatibility test of the BLU-129 on the B-1 bomber over the Utah…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 3, 2012
Military Aviation

What a Photo of Two Soviet MiG-29s Intercepted by U.S. F-15s over the Bering Strait Says About Fighter Tactics

You have probably already seen this photograph of F-15s intercepting two MiG-29 Fulcrums. But do you really understand what are the fighters doing? The main image in this article was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 3, 2012
Military Aviation

India's MMRCA fighter jet deal: illusion and disillusion on the losers' side.

All media outlets have been reporting the various reactions to the news that India is "likely" to award the contract for its MMRCA competition to Dassault as it was the…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 2, 2012
North Korea

North Korean MiG-29s exposed in Kim Jong Un pictures

Photos of North Korea Air Force's MiG-29 are quite rare. The few available are mainly low quality ones or still from videos taken by surveillance planes intercepted by the North…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 2, 2012
China

China's Light Attack Helicopter Z-19: a silent (rather than radar evading) chopper

The new Z-19 does not have a cool name, but it does have some very interesting features. The use of the word 'Stealth' is probably a little too strong a…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 1, 2012
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