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Captured Stealth Drone

Possibly unknown/damaged drone spotted at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Program Facility (on the same day Iran captured a U.S. stealthy RQ-170)

If you point your Google Earth client towards Palmdale, California, you will find a very interesting imagery signature at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Program Facility. Widely known as "Skunk Works"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 15, 2012

Video: air dropping a humvee from a C-130 Hercules. As seen through the Night Vision Goggles.

The following video was taken during Joint Operations Access Exercise taking place from Jun. 4 to Jun. 11 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A joint operations access exercise is a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 15, 2012
Drones

Northrop Grumman unveils the new gigantic MQ-4C BAMS Triton drone

On Jun. 14, the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft system (UAS), was unveiled during a ceremony attended by about 300 people at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2012

Video exposes Venezuela's made-in-Iran drone. Chavez: "we are making drones, assembling rifles".

During his speech on Jun. 13, at the Ministry of Defense, President Hugo Chavez reiterated Venezuela's sovereign decision to consolidate its independence from foreign threats through initiatives such as the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2012
Helicopters

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft crashes on Eglin range

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, belonging to the 1st Special Operations Wing, of the Air Force Special Operations Command, crashed at around 18.45 LT on Jun. 13, 2012, on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2012

Arctic Tigers: the most interesting participants at the NATO Tiger Meet 2012 at Ørland, Norway

This year's NATO Tiger Meet was hosted by the 338 Skvadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force at Ørland MAS, in Norway between May 29 and Jun. 8. As always,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 13, 2012
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