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…
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…
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…
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained: Final Report
Previous debriefings: Archive Second and last part of the report can be found in this post: Top military aviation stories of 2011: drones up and downs, stealth projects exposed and…
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey (Agusta Bell 212) high-altitude training
The first Italian aircraft to be deployed in Afghanistan has been a Bell UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter in a version built under license by Agusta and designated AB-212. Both the…
Almost unbelievable but true: a French Tiger helicopter lands on a Libyan beach to pick up a Free Libya flag
When I first was asked if I had news about the episode I thought of a hoax. I could not believe that any NATO chopper involved in Operation Unified Protector…
