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Italian Air Force

KC-130J: a tactical gas station in the sky. Serving fighters, bombers, choppers. And maybe even F-35s sometime in the future.

On Jan. 10, I had the opportunity to take part to a refueling mission of a KC-130J of the 46^ Aerobrigata (Air Brigade) of the Italian Air Force involving several…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 12, 2012

"F-35C unable to land aboard aircraft carriers" report says. U.S. Navy and Royal Navy have something to be worried about.

As highlighted by an interesting article published on F-16.net, among all the other flaws listed in the JSF Concurrency Quick Look Review dated 29 November 2011 (an official document recently…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 9, 2012
Drones

A Sukhoi Su-27. At Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.

Update, Jan. 11 13.00 GMT Look at the following image Lazygranch.com has found on Imageshack.us. Taken by Ethan Miller/Getty Images on Apr. 16, 2009, the photograph depicts an MQ-1B Predator…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 7, 2012
F-35

F-35 targeted in potential military cuts. If Italy quits, will the stealth plane ever be affordable?

With a new set of austerity measures aimed at saving up to $25 billion to balance the budget by 2013 (and avoid a catastrophic default that would put the entire…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 6, 2012
Iran

Never seen before pictures: Iran’s (blue-colored) Sayyad-2 anti-aircraft missile exposed

Since a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel drone was captured in Iran on Dec. 4, 2011, I've been a frequent visitor of Iranian news agencies, State TV and newspapers websites. This semi-official…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 4, 2012
Iran

Once in a while a genuine video from Iran: Iranian Air Force F-5 nose-gear-up landing

In the last few weeks, beginning with the saga of the captured US stealthy RQ-170 drone and ending with the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, with the alleged video…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 3, 2012
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