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Special feature: the most interesting pictures of the aircraft involved in Libya air war

On Oct. 31, at 23.59 Libyan Time, exactly 7 months after it began, NATO Operation Unified Protector has come to an end. Since the beginning of the Uprising and especially…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2011
Aircraft Carriers

Republic of Korea Navy's warships meet the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour in the Mediterranean Sea

On Oct. 29, two warships of the Republic of Korea Navy or ROK Navy (ROKN) involved in a training campaign in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean met with the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2011

Italian Air Force Special Operations Forces training

The 21° Gruppo is one of the most famous squadrons of the Italian Air Force: formerly belonging to the 53° Stormo at Cameri, it has been a member the NATO…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2011
Aviation

F-35: an expensive hard-to-recycle form of garbage?

I find the following picture rather funny. It was taken at Seoul Air Show and shows a Lockheed F-35 Lightning II....with a "garbage" sign posted on the barrier in front…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 28, 2011

Spherical Flying Machine: the new low cost Japanese military ground and aerial drone (with tilt rotor-like flying capabilities)

The following video shows a brand new spherical unmanned aerial system (UAS) developed by the Japan Ministry of Defense and presented at the Digital Content Expo, held in Tokyo from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 28, 2011

Italian Navy AV-8B+ Harrier 20th anniversary

On Oct. 27, 2011, with a ceremony at Grottaglie airbase, near Taranto, the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Harrier in Italian service. The AV-8B+ Harriers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 27, 2011
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