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MiG-25 Belenko
Military Aviation

MiG-25 defection: How a Soviet Pilot Brought a Secret Warplane To The West

The story of Viktor Belenko, a MiG-25 pilot who defected to the United States via Japan on Sept. 6, 1976. The then Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 19, 2013
Helicopters

Poland preparing to buy new helicopters for the Army

The Armament Inspectorate of Poland has relased the news that negotiations regarding the technical side of the helicopter contract under which 70 helicopters will be procured by the Polish Armed…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 18, 2013
Space

NASA aborts spacewalk after astronaut’s helmet dangerously fills with water

The second spacewalk by International Space Station astronauts Chris Cassidy, a former Navy Seal, and Luca Parmitano, an Italian Air Force test pilot, was aborted after 1 hour and 32…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 17, 2013
Maritime Security

North Korea-flaggeg cargo ship seized by Panama carried Fan Song radar of an SA-2 Surface to Air Missile system

On Jul. 16, Panamiam authorities seized a North Korea-flagged cargo ship on a voyage from Cuba toward the Panama Canal enroute back to its home country. The "Chong Chon Gang"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 16, 2013
Aviation Safety

New video of drone crashing into a C-160 cargo plane in Afghanistan raises concern over German UAVs safety

Drones have become so smart to decide, autonomously - without human intervention, to abort landing on an aircraft carrier because of an internal problem (undetected by the remote controllers). Even…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 16, 2013
Aviation

[Animation] The most detailed and realistic look at the Asiana Air 214 crash landing at San Francisco

A new “forensic animation”, made by Eyewithness Animationas and published by several media outlets, provides the most detailed and realistic look (in terms of airspeeds, altitudes, etc. ATC audio recordings…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 15, 2013
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