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Video: Armed MQ-1 Predator drone quietly flying at low altitude over Elgin, Illinois

Filmed in Elgin, Illinois about 40 miles from Chicago, the following video (uploaded to Youtube on May 13) shows what seems to be an MQ-1 Predator drone. Armed with AGM-114…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 16, 2012
Aircraft Carriers

Photo: These could be the only F-22 stealth planes not choking their pilots

Just posted by U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet on their Flickr photostream, the following image shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as it arrives at Joint Base…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 16, 2012
China

Photo evidence: Maiden flight for the second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype

After a series of high-speed taxi tests with the nosewheel off the ground and subsequent use of the drag chute, here are the first images published on the Chinese forums…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 16, 2012

Another chapter of the "USAF Hangar Foam Party" saga.

After the F-15, F-16 and A-10 submerged by foam at Eglin AFB, Florida in 2009, and the C-17 at Charleston AFB, South Carolina, last year, here below you can find…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 16, 2012

Photo Report: Italian Army Aviation celebrates its anniversary with a tactical event involving heavy lifter, attack and special ops choppers

On May 10, the Italian Army celebrated the 61st anniversary of the service's Aviation at Viterbo airfield, northwest of Rome, with an interesting tactical event and final flypast which saw…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 15, 2012
Military Aviation

Another foam party! This time at Charleston AFB. Maybe USAF should check its fire suppression systems

When I published the picture about the F-15, F-16 and A-10 submerged by foam at Eglin AFB, Florida, I thought that this kind of incident was quite rare. I was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 15, 2012
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