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Military Aviation

U.S. Navy UCLASS drone requirements leaked

A U.S. Navy document has revealed the requirements that would be the guideline for UCLASS (Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike) drone program. Image Credit: Lockheed Martin The key performance…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 4, 2013
Military Aviation

[Photo] J-20 weapons bay uncensored

After a badly blurred photo of the J-20 weapons bay surfaced, eventually the undoctored version of the image has appeared on the Chinese Internet. The following image, sent by a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 4, 2013
Helicopters

Stunning images of Egyptian military helicopters maneuvering over Tahrir Square, Cairo

The following images were released by ANSA news agency. They show AH-64 Apache and Mil Mi-8 helicopters overflying Tahrir Square, Cairo, during the anti-Morsi protests. Previously, we have published some…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 3, 2013
China

Latest image of China’s stealth fighter jet weapons bay is a bad Photoshop work

As we have already explained, on Jul. 2, the J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighter jet conducted a test flight with the weapon bay opened. However, what we hadn't noticed at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 3, 2013
China

China’s new stealth fighter flies with open weapon bay

As the following images show, the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon flew the Jul. 2 test sortie with main weapon bay doors opened. This was the first time China's stealth fighter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 3, 2013
Aviation

Top Gun’s Maverick turns 51 today. With a huge aviation experience: from F-14s to a WWII P-51 Mustang

Here below is an interesting Guest Post by film and television blogger Alex Smith. The article focus on Tom Cruise's experience in Top Gun and the 51-year old today Maverick's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 3, 2013
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