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Libyan Uprising

What is an American spyplane doing in Libya? An EP-3E spotted over Derna

Reportedly taken on Apr. 10, and brought to my attention by some of my Twitter followers, the following image shows what's in my opionion a U.S. EP-3E flying at high…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2012

Impressive footage of U.S. F-4s dropping Napalm in Vietnam

Update Apr. 15, 2012 14.00 GMT The video mentioned in this article was made private by the user who uploaded it. Most probably, the fact that many people had complained…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2012
Military Aviation

Typhoons sonic boom during terrorist hijack alarm causes chaos in UK

At 18.10LT on Thursday Apr. 12 emergency agency telephone switch boards started receiving reports of a large bang or explosion that could be heard all over the southern UK. It…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
April 13, 2012
North Korea

North Korea's failed missile launch: a Korean Airlines A330 over East China Sea (temporarily) on the projected flight path

The news that has confirmed the launch of the Unha-3 rocket was announced by South Korea's YTN television network around 22.52GMT. As soon as the news spread, I checked Planefinder.net…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2012
Helicopters

Photo: Kamov Ka-31 helicopter landing on the deck of a U.S. Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser

During the Cold War, such type of helicopter would have been shot down by a U.S. warship. However, on Apr. 11, 2012, as the following picture shows, a Kamov Ka-31…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2012

[Simulation] Here's what North Korea's missile launch might look like

Based on publicly available stuff, Analytical Graphics has produced a computer simulation showing North Korean Unha-3 long-range rocket's possible path, tracking assets and landing zone. As highlighted by North Korea…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2012
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