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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
Military Aviation

Up close and personal with the F-35’s 400K USD flight helmet with a X-ray vision-like imagery

Here are some interesting images of the F-35's Helmet Mounted Display System. The Helmet Mounted Display System is one of the most advanced system on the much debated F-35 Lightning…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 3, 2015
China

Is this China’s next generation stealth fighter bomber?

Most probably, not. However, the artworks  are interesting. Although China is known to be working also on a new stealth fighter bomber, we don't know much about the H-20, as…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 3, 2015
Russia

Impressive images of U.S. A-10 Warthogs firing 30mm gun on range. In Romania.

Theater Security Package A-10s are pretty busy in eastern Europe. Twelve U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II jets assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron involved in a theater security…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 2, 2015
Helicopters

Video filmed inside Syrian Navy anti-submarine warfare helicopter before it crashed leaked on Youtube

Interesting footage allegedly shows Mil Mi-14PL right before it crash landed in Syria. On Mar. 22, a Syrian Navy Mil Mi-14PL anti-submarine warfare helicopter crash landed following a technical failure,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 2, 2015
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