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Iran

Azerbaijan to host Israeli Air Force planes in case of attack on Iran?

Several news agencies have been running a news story, that appeared first on the Foreign Policy website, according to which Israel has secured the use of at least one of…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 30, 2012

Video: F-22 Raptor in action during Red Flag 12-3

As reported by Wired's Danger Room, the F-22 Raptor has finally achieved the full combat readiness. The latest (software) upgrade (Block 3.1) has brought the capability to find and engage…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 29, 2012
Military Aviation

Boeing P-8A next generation anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft introduced. While test flights (that you can track on the Internet) continue

On Mar. 28, US Navy VP-30 at NAS Jacksonville took formally delivery of the first Boeing P-8A Poseidon. The next generation maritime multi-mission aircraft, whichwill eventually replace the P-3 Orion,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 29, 2012
Drones

NASA's Ikhana MQ-9 drone flies with ADS-B equipment for the first time

On Mar. 15, for the first time ever at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center a Ikhana MQ-9 unmanned aircraft (modified Reaper) flew with an Automated Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B transponder. It…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 29, 2012
Helicopters

Photo: A Civil Protection AW139 lands on a pier (in no-parking area)

The following pictures were taken by Giovanni Maduli in Civitavecchia harbour, where an Agusta Westland AW139 belonging to the Protezione Civile (Italian Civil Protection) landed on Feb. 24, 2012. Although…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2012
F-35

[Updated] New image of F-35B with an AIM-120C5 missile in the weapon bay

Update Mar. 29, 2012 20.30 GMT Mar. 22, 2012 not only marked the first night air-to-air refueling: although not widely advertised, on the same day, the F-35B BF-4, during its…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2012
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