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Weapons

Lockheed Martin Shows New Airborne Defensive Laser System for F-16 and C-130

The system, installed both in a pod and in a fairing, should be part of the Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator program. Lockheed Martin recently released a video showing defensive…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 19, 2020
Military Aviation

ATAC Secures Contract to Support AFSOC Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training

The company, in partnership with Valkyrie Aero, will use L-39s and A-27s to provide live contract Close Air Support for JTAC trainees. After securing a contract to provide adversary training…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 19, 2020
Military Aviation

Russia MOD Says A Su-27 Intercepted An Italian Atlantic MPA Over The Black Sea. But The Italians Retired The Type in 2017.

According to the Russian MOD, the Flanker intercepted an Italian aircraft that was approaching Russia's state border last Sunday. But the Su-27 must have misidentified the roundel... According to a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 18, 2020
Military Aviation

For The First Time In History Israeli Combat Aircraft Have Landed In Germany To Take Part in Blue Wings 2020 Exercise

Six IAF F-16C/D "Barak" Jets supported by G550 CAEW, B707 tankers and C-130 Have Just Landed At Nörvenich Air Base. On Aug. 17, 2020, six Israeli Air Force F-16C/Ds "Barak",…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 17, 2020
Helicopters

This Poster Shows For The First Time All The Aircraft Flown by The 160th SOAR (A) “Night Stalkers” From Its Origins To The Present

A poster finally shows all the variants (except the Stealth Black Hawk) owned by the elite U.S. Army unit. The U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) "Night Stalkers"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 15, 2020
Military Aviation

Icarus Aerospace Unveils a New Tactical Air Vehicle Family of Aircraft

The three aircraft variants are highly resemblant of the Vietnam-era OV-10 Bronco. Icarus Aerospace, a relatively new Canadian company, recently unveiled a clean-sheet aircraft called TAV (Tactical Air Vehicle), which…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 14, 2020
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