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Drones

Iran releases first (somehow suspicious) video of its RQ-170 stealth drone copy in flight

Eventually, a video allegedly showing the copy of Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) drone manufactured by reverse-engineering of U.S. Sentinel drone captured in December 2011 was released.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 12, 2014
Russia

Norwegian F-16s took some stunning pictures of Russian Su-34 fighter bombers flying off Norway

At the end of October Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16s intercepted Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback long-range strike fighters off the northeastern coast of Norway. On Oct. 29, the Royal…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 11, 2014
Military Aviation

This is the reason why F-117 stealth jets are still flying. Maybe…

F-117 Mysterious Flights. Is the Riddle Solved? Maybe or maybe not. Last month we published some photographs, shot around Tonopah Test Range, that proved that one or more F-117 Nighthawk…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 11, 2014
Drones

Iran has flown its version of the captured U.S. stealthy RQ-170 drone modified to bomb US Navy warships

Although footage has yet to be released, Tehran claims a domestically modified RQ-170 Sentinel has already made its maiden flight. Update Nov. 12, 2014: a video has been released. Click…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 10, 2014
Military History

The untold story of the US Army unit that surveilled the East/West German border before the collapse of the Wall

Here is a small glimpse into part of an untold story of the Cold War. 25 years ago the Berlin Wall came down. Tom Demerly was a Scout Observer for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 10, 2014
Russia

Russian spyplane violates Lithuania airspace, Canadian Hornets intercept it

Two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet jets intercepted and shadowed a Russian Air Force Il-20 Coot over Lithuania. On Nov. 8, two RCAF CF-18 (or CF-188) Hornet jets deployed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 9, 2014
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