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Video exposes Venezuela's made-in-Iran drone. Chavez: "we are making drones, assembling rifles".

During his speech on Jun. 13, at the Ministry of Defense, President Hugo Chavez reiterated Venezuela's sovereign decision to consolidate its independence from foreign threats through initiatives such as the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2012
Helicopters

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft crashes on Eglin range

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, belonging to the 1st Special Operations Wing, of the Air Force Special Operations Command, crashed at around 18.45 LT on Jun. 13, 2012, on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2012

Arctic Tigers: the most interesting participants at the NATO Tiger Meet 2012 at Ørland, Norway

This year's NATO Tiger Meet was hosted by the 338 Skvadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force at Ørland MAS, in Norway between May 29 and Jun. 8. As always,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 13, 2012
North Korea

U.S. to send additional Aviation Battalion of Apache helicopters, reconnaissance planes, missiles to South Korea

Media outlets in Asia are quoting General James Thurman, commander of the U.S. forces in Korea as saying that he has made a request to the Pentagon to deploy more…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
June 13, 2012
Special Operations

Photo: Pararescueman (with swim fins) jumps from a HC-130P/N King during a special rescue demo

The following cool photo, allegedly taken on Oct. 27, 2010 (even if the EXIF says Sept. 11, 2009) shows pararescuemen from the 920th Rescue Wing jumping from an HC-130P/N King…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 13, 2012
Aviation Safety

Airman dies after falling from an Italian Air Force helicopter involved in training activity.

On Jun. 12, an Italian Air Force noncommissioned officer died after falling out of an HH-139A (Italian military designation for the AW139) medium twin engine helicopter involved in training activity…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 13, 2012
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