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Weapons

Fireworks on America’s West Coast? No, an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch initiated by a “doomsday plane”

On Nov. 14 at 03:07 AM LT, the Air Force Global Strike Command has launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a simulated reentry vehicle from Vandenberg Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 14, 2012

Boom! Video shows Israeli Air Force strike on Hamas Military Chief’s car in the Gaza Strip

Just released by the Israeli Air Force, the following video shows how the the IDF targeted and killed Ahmed Jabri, the head of Hamas' military wing in the Gaza Strip.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 14, 2012

Iran shows U.S. stealth drone captured last year

Dating back to Oct. 10, 2012, the following report (brought to my attention by Giuliano Ranieri - thanks!), aired by Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) and made available on Youtube by the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 14, 2012

This B-1 bomber releasing flares during a high-speed flyby is my favourite image of the day

The B-1 has been dubbed as the plane capable to carry the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory. Flares are aerial infrared countermeasures…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 13, 2012

U.S. Air Force announces B-2 stealth bomber World Tour: “Coming to a theather near you”

"Spirit World Tour, Coming to a Theater Near You": this is the slogan of used by Air Force Magazine to report about the "regular worlwide training training deployments to each…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 13, 2012

Photo: Israel – American exercise reaches its peak with actual Patriot launchings

It was dubbed "the most advanced combat lab in the world for active defense". Indeed, it's an exercise which simulates a wide variety of missile attacks on Israel and the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 12, 2012
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