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Revenge of the Drones: target drone hits side of a Navy’s guided missile cruiser

On Nov. 16, a Northrop Grumman BQM-74 target drone hit guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) punching a three to four foot hone in the side of the warship. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 21, 2013
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Russia’s Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter Jet has got a new paint scheme. Inspired by sharks?

Sukhoi has just released images of Russia's 5th generation stealth fighter plane, the T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System), wearing a new color scheme…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 20, 2013
Drones

Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead unmanned aerial system conducts successful test flight

The new P.1HH HammerHead, a multi-purpose MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone based on the Piaggio P-180 Avanti twin-engine turboprop plane has conducted a successful test flight from Trapani airbase,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 20, 2013
Aviation

[Video] Airbus A380 scary crosswind landing at Narita airport

Crosswind landings are quite frequent at military and civil airports all around the world. In such conditions, depending on the type of aircraft, pilots may be required to apply a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 20, 2013
Aviation

All the Air Assets involved in Philippines Relief Support

The Super Typhoon Hiyan that hit the central Visayan islands in the Philippines caused athe death of more than 3,600 people and widespread destruction in the area. Relief efforts are…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 19, 2013
Military Aviation

U.S. Coast Guard wants to get its hands on 14 C-27J Spartan planes

Pentagon has recently announced  the decision to assign seven C-27J Spartan airlifters to the U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command). The aircraft are part of the batch of 21 tactical transport…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 19, 2013
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