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Helicopters

Take a rare ride on Marine One: what it’s like to travel aboard President’s chopper

When President of the U.S. travels aboard the VH-3D (or any other chopper operated by the USMC HMX-1 - Marine Helicopter Squadron One), the helicopter uses the radio callsign "Marine…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 16, 2014
Military Aviation

Eurofighter Typhoon flies with Taurus 350 radar-evading cruise missiles

On Jan. 15, Airbus Defence and Space started the testing campaign of the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat plane with Taurus air-launched stand-off precision missiles. The first flight took place at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 16, 2014
Military Aviation

Scandal in the Russian VIP transport unit: 70 pilots flying illegally

Eight pilots of the special Rossiya Aviation Unit, responsible for the VIP transport in the Russian Federation, may have not legally obtained the required flying licenses according to Life News.…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 16, 2014
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French Rafale fighter jets operate from U.S. aircraft carrier

Although it is not the first time this happens, French warplanes seldom operate from U.S. flatops. For this reasons, the images in this posts are particularly rare. They  show the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 15, 2014
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Man charged with attempting to send F-35’s tech data to Iran

Besides being plagued by cost and operational concerns, Lockheed Martin's F-35 multirole, stealth warplane has been targeted by hackers, who tried to steal secrets of the Joint Strike Fighter, for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. to deploy 12 F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to Japan

The U.S. Air Force has announced it is about to deploy "approximately 12 F-22 Raptors and about 300 personnel from Langley Air Force Base, Va." to Kadena airbase, in Japan. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2014
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