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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
Military Aviation

Rare video of U.S. spyplane used to track high-value and time-sensitive targets, including people

The following video shows an MC-12W Liberty of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing during a mission over Afghanistan. Although scarcely known, the MC-12W is one of the most valuable U.S. ISR…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 29, 2013
Military Aviation

This photo shows how low a B-52 bomber can fly on a maritime attack mission

Published by the cool Team Stratofortress Facebook page, this image is one of the few showing how low the B-52 bomber can fly next to a supercarrier at sea. Image…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 28, 2013
Italian Air Force

These are the most awesome pictures of Italy’s largest military exercise

As already explained in the report about the Air-to-Air Refueling mission we took part,  Ex. Star Vega is this year's largest Italian exercise. Centered on two Main Operating Bases, Decimomannu…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 28, 2013
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