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Military Aviation

This is one of the coolest images I’ve seen in years: cockpit view as Marines F-18 fires live missile

The following image is going viral on social networks. The reason is obvious: is an absolutely stunning photograph, just released by the U.S. Marine Corps, showing Capt. Christopher Prout with…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 1, 2013
Military Aviation

Spitfire vs Bf 109 and F-14 vs Su-27: the difference is always the pilot

It's not always the best aircraft that wins in an air-to-air engagement. Most of the times it is the training the pilot has received and his/her skills, experience to make…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
May 31, 2013
Aviation

Soviet, giant Antonov 124 cargo plane production line to be resumed

Even if the news has been around for several years (and always denied), according to Defence24.pl, vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuri Boyko has recently announced that the An-124 production…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 31, 2013
Drones

Why has Washington acknowledged loss of unknown drone in Somalia but has not admitted Predator crash in Turkey?

As already explained, on May 29 Pentagon acknowledged the loss of a scarcely known Camcopter drone in Somalia whose debris had been collected and shown all around the world by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 30, 2013
Drones

Pentagon confirms drone crash in Somalia. But it doesn’t say it was an Austrian made PSYOPs-capable Camcopter

On May 27 a drone flying a routine surveillance mission along the coast of Somalia crashed in a remote area near the shoreline of Mogadishu. The Pentagon confirmed the loss…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 29, 2013
Aviation Safety

“German decision to scrap Euro Hawk drone purchase will not affect AGS program” NATO officials say

According to NATO, the  AGS (Alliance Ground Surveillance), a project that is based on high-altitude long range UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems), a main operating base and several command and control…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 29, 2013
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