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Aviation

NASA’s spooky plane on the way back to the U.S. after Tour of Duty in Afghanistan

After completing a BACN deployment at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, one of the NASA's last two flying WB-57Fs is on its way back to Ellington Field, Texas. Wearing the typical…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 3, 2012
F-35

Joint Strike Missile (JSM) anti-ship and land-attack missile for the F-35 unveiled

On Nov. 29, the Norwegian company Kongsberg and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence unveiled the first fuselage of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) that is being developed for the F-35.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 3, 2012
F-35

UK to stand up its first F-35 Squadron in 2014

The first two UK pilots have begun their training to fly the F-35 at Elgin AFB, Florida. The two pilots are part of a small band of only 30 pilots…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
December 2, 2012
Aircraft Carriers

[Special Feature] World’s first nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise retires. For the moment.

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was inactivated on Dec. 1 after 5 decades of service. From her commissioning as the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier in November of 1961 to her…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 1, 2012
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Europe’s first stealth killer drone “nEUROn” makes maiden flight

On Dec. 1, the "nEUROn", the technology demonstrator for a European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), made its first flight from Dassault Aviation company's flight test base in Istres, France.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 1, 2012
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U.S. Navy catapults X-47B combat drone for the first time

On Nov.29, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator successfully completed its first land-based catapult launch from Naval Air Station Patuxent River. http://youtu.be/gHtMowd8eWc Hence, as China greeted the first…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 30, 2012
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