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Military Aviation

Here’s why the MiG-29 could defeat the best western fighters in close air combat, despite its limitations

Conceived to fill the technological gap between Russian and U.S. fighters, the MiG-29 has been one of the last cutting edge fighters produced by the then Soviet Union. The Fulcrum…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
April 8, 2015
Military Aviation

Dutch F-16s intercepted U.S. B-52 bombers over Europe. And took some awesome photographs

U.S. Air Force B-52s launched on round-trip missions to the Arctic and North Sea last week were used as simulated targets for Dutch F-16s on Quick Reaction Alert. On Apr.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 7, 2015
Russia

Russian next generation stealth fighter to fall victim to the Russian financial crisis?

PAK-FA may suffer significant cuts. Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Yuri Borisov, has recently announced that the PAK-FA programme may be halted or adjusted, due to the dire conditions of…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 7, 2015
Troubled Areas

Stunning footage shows Saudi Arabia’s air power at war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Interesting footage shows Saudi warplanes involved in Operation Decisive Storm. On Mar. 25, Saudi Arabia launched the first air strike on targets located in neighbouring Yemen. Codenamed Operation Decisive Storm,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 6, 2015
Aviation Safety

No, Auto-GCAS could not have prevented the Germanwings crash

Several articles have mentioned the A-GCAS (Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System) as the military tech capable to avert the Germanwings crash. We recently run a very detailed article about GCAT…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 6, 2015
Drones

Photo shows a U.S. Reaper drone carrying “Gorgon Stare” Wide Area Airborne Surveillance System pod in Afghanistan

Gorgon Stare is a pod-based sensor package used to track people, vehicles, and objects in areas of +10 square kilometers. Formerly known as the Wide Area Airborne Surveillance System (WAAS),…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 5, 2015
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