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Military Aviation

Photo: This is what being intercepted inside a No-Fly Zone by an F-16 fighter jet looks like

I took the following picture few years ago while flying a so-called SMI (Slow Mover Interception) exercise from Trapani airbase, in Sicily, Italy. On board a slow moving Siai 208…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2012
F-35

Photo: F-35 Completes first airborne weapons separation

Traveling at 400 knots at an altitude of 4,200 ft, F-35 BF-3, a STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing) JSF variant, released an inert 1,000 lb GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 9, 2012
Aviation Safety

Photo: Drunken man gets a full body X-ray after falling asleep on baggage inspection machine at Rome Fiumicino airport

On Jul. 23, at about 18.00 local time, a drunken Norwegian man fell asleep on the conveyor belt of the baggage inspection machine of the Rome Fiumicino airport Terminal 3's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 9, 2012

Video: Syrian Arab Air Force L-39 firing rockets

Since the first videos of L-39 Albatros, mistakenly identified by several media outlets as “Migs”, made their first appearance on Youtube on Jul. 24, the combat trainer equipped with an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 9, 2012
Military Aviation

U.S. bombers to get an improved stealth weapon. Capable to destroy targets 600 miles away. Useful for Syria, North Korea, Iran or China.

The B-1B "Lancer", known as "Bone" within the pilot community, is a multi-mission bomber, capable of carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the U.S. Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 8, 2012
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Is this the first leaked image of a new U.S. Stealth Helicopter or just a model used for a new Osama Bin Laden movie?

Update Aug. 7, 2012 23.45 GMT Read the comment thread for more information about the helicopter, identified as prop. Although I'm not sure the one depicted in the photo below…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 7, 2012
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