Illustrious-based Apache gunship helicopters in live fire exercise off Gibraltar
HMS Illustrious ("Lusty") has just finished its part of Cougar 12 deployment to the Mediterranean that saw its Apache attack helicopters firing live Hellfire missiles on ranges off Gibraltar. Two…
Video shows first direct hit of a Surface to Air Missile on a Syrian helicopter
The following video clearly shows a Syrian Mil Mi-17 Hip helicopter hit by a surface-to-air missile near Aleppo on Nov. 27, 2012. http://youtu.be/kPAVv837seA Even if there we have seen many…
F-15 fuel tank washes ashore in the southern Gaza Strip: Hamas claims it is from downed Israeli plane
On Nov. 26, a heavily damaged aircraft fuel tank washed ashore near Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Hamas media outlets claim the part comes from an Israeli Air Force…
Perfect Storm: Lightning flashes as U.S. aircraft carrier passes through a thunderstorm
The following cool image shows USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier passing through a thunderstorm during maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, as…
Israel successfully test fires Magic Wand, Iron Dome successor
The International Business Times website has run an article that states that Israel has test fired an updated and upgraded interceptor missile called "Magic Wand also known as David’s Sling."…
James Bond’s badass helicopter: the AW101 Skyfall
The AgustaWestland AW101, a new generation all-weather medium-lift three-engine helicopter is among the "main characters" of Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond movie, which premiered in London on Oct. 23, 2012.…