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Maritime Security

Indian Navy Dornier 228 films Costa cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean

The video below was filmed by an Indian Navy Dornier Do 228. It shows the Costa Allegra cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean. Costa Allegra, le prime immagini dall'aereo…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 28, 2012
Operation Odyssey Dawn

Air strikes over Libya

At a few minutes past midnight on November 1st, 2011, after radioing a “thank you” to the Malta ATC controller, 'OUP 355', an E-3 AWACS of the NATO Airborne Early…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 28, 2012
Military Aviation

The Royal Australian Air Force's Battlefield Airliter and the saga of the C-27J Spartans sold to the U.S.

By more than 25 years now, the Royal Australian Air Force is looking for a Battlefield Airlifter (BFA) to replace its Vietnam-era piston engine workhorse: the DHC-4 Caribou retired on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 28, 2012

China's 5th generation stealth fighter performing combat maneuver tests over Chengdu

The following videos, once again purposely leaked to impress foreign observers, show China's 5th generation stealth fighter J-20 at work during test flights at Chengdu. The second, taken on Feb.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 28, 2012
Maritime Security

Costa cruise ship adrift in world's most dangerous waters. Seychelles Coast Guard airplane, ships launched to the rescue.

It's not a lucky period for Costa cruise ships. Little more than a month since the Costa Concordia ran aground on rocks off the Isola del Giglio Island, Italy, another…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 27, 2012
Drones

Mysterious drone overflying clashes in Syria could be a new type rarely seen outside Iran. And here's a new picture (maybe).

The drone silently spying on the clashes on a suburb of Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 14, could be a much rarer UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) than the Mohajer 4 model…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 27, 2012
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