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French helicopters struck Islamist Rebels in Mali. “One of them apparently downed” according to U.S. AFRICOM Commander

On Jan. 11, France's President François Holland, confirmed that French troops intervened alongside some unspecified Western African countries forces to help the local army stop the advance of rebel groups…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 12, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

Amazing footage of Sukhoi Su-33 on the Admiral Kuznetsov “heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser”

As the Russian Navy prepares for the largest drills in decades (to be held in the Caucasus and Mediterranean areas towards the end of January), with warships from all of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 11, 2013
Military Aviation

Photo: U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler caught under massive snow storm

I wonder which were the weather conditions (and, in particular, the visibility) when the EA-18G depicted in the following image landed from a flight during massive snow storm at Naval…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 10, 2013
Drones

Italian Predator drone stays aloft for 24 hours in Afghanistan and completes four missions in one sortie

The Italian Air Force has set a new service record in December 2012, when one of its Predator drones deployed to Herat flew for 24 hours, supporting four different ground…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 10, 2013
Military Aviation

Close call: Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber take off uses ALL of the runway

Backfire bombers can't be refueled in-flight and the Russian Tu-22M Backfire shown in the following video must have been loaded with a lot of fuel. This could explain why the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 10, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

Stunning graphics show UK’s future (twin-island) supercarriers

Not as large as U.S. flattops but 280 meters in length hence longer than the London's Palace of Westminster: this is the size of HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 9, 2013
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