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Aviation

Photo: NASA WB-57F arriving at Lajes Field, Azores, on the way to another deployment

As explained in a previous post, one of the two NASA's WB-57Fs, after performing test activities at Nellis AFB, arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, on Mar. 5, 2012. Local spotter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 12, 2012
Special Operations

Many unanswered questions surround the failed British special forces rescue bid in Nigeria

At 10.00 am local time on Mar. 8, the walls of a compound near Birnin-Kebbi, North West Nigeria, came crashing in: it was the start of a combined operation between…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 12, 2012

Belgian Air Force F-16s refueling from U.S. tanker over Afghanistan. With boom operator's audio (and some wasted fuel…)

After publishing the previous article about the aerial tanker’s “flying boom” here's another video taken during the same sortie, showing a U.S. KC-10 refueling a flight of two Belgian Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2012
Aviation

More about the NASA's WB-57F activity at Nellis AFB. Testing new BACN equipment prior to the next deployment to Afghanistan?

Following on the article published yesterday about the NASA’s (mysterious) WB-57F testing new sensors at Nellis AFB here below you can find a new picture, taken at Nellis on Feb. 1,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2012
Aviation

NASA's (mysterious) WB-57F testing new sensors at Nellis AFB?

NASA still operates the last two flying WB-57Fs, NASA 926 and 928 one configured for air sampling and the other for photography, radar and thermal recce. Both have been flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 10, 2012
Maritime Security

Diplomatic crisis between Italy and India worsens over jailed marines in anti-piracy task

Any Indian juridicial action “not fully in line with international law risks creating a dangerous precedent concerning international peace and anti-piracy missions; missions to which Indian military take part and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 8, 2012
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