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Audio: U.S. Air Force F-15s scramble to intercept United Airlines Boeing 767 with "suspicious package" onboard

On Jul. 31, two F-15s were scrambled from Barnes Air National Guard Base, when United Airlines Flight 956, a Boeing 767 with registration N654UA and 157 passengers on board, flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 1, 2012
Bizarre

If your vehicle's key fob or garage door don't work, a Navy radio might be jamming you

Taken at the Hertz Rental counter at San Diego International Airport, the below photograph shows a sign used to warn people of the possible interferences to vehicles key fobs caused by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 1, 2012
Aviation Safety

Grand Forks, North Dakota, to become a Predator hotbed for drone-fired lasers

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has finally given the go ahead for the use of remotely-piloted Predator drones in the airspace above 10,000 acres in North Dakota. According to an…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
July 31, 2012

Video: U.S. Navy initial flight (and heavy landing) of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator.

On Jul. 29 (or Jul.30 - the news release and the footage have a different timestamp), the U.S. Navy made history after it conducted the Naval Air Station Patuxent River's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 31, 2012

Syrian Arab Air Force trainer jets turned into attack planes to strike rebel positions

On Jul. 24, the L-39 Albatros, mistakenly identified by several media outlets as "Migs", made their first appearance in the Syrian skies. Since then, many videos uploaded to Youtube have…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 30, 2012

Video: Red Flag night launch and recovery time lapse (spanning about 5 hours or so in just 3 minutes).

Brought to my attention by Jeff Merkowitz, the following video combines about 5 hours of night launches and recoveries from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, north of Las Vegas, in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 30, 2012
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