China buys Tu-22 production line from Russia. A major threat to the U.S. aircraft carriers in the region
For the third time in 7 years (first one being in 2005, second earlier in 2012) several websites in China (link in Chinese) are reporting that China and Russia have agreed…
Have Assad’s forces used Chemical Weapons on Homs?
Reports have appeared on news websites according to those, forces loyal to President Assad have attacked Syrian rebels in the city of Homs with what appears to be a gas…
South Korean Navy finds North’s rocket debris
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) has been among the first meadia oultets to report that the South Korean Navy has recovered debris from the recent North Korean rocket launch thought to…
Examining Chinese Navy’s Shenyang J-15 fighter jet’s Ordnance and Fuel Capabilities
Recent test flights of the Shenyang J-15 fighter aboard the Chinese carrier Liaoning highlighted the development of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) nascent aviation forces. The capabilities and performance…
The Aviationist’s Top 5 stories of 2012
Here below you will find the Top 5 blog posts of year 2012. Actually, these are not the five articles that got most pageviews: in fact, among the most read…
Assad regime has turned combat planes into WMD-armed drones
According to Israel Hayom daily, the Mig-21 fighter jet flown by a defecting Syrian pilot to Jordan last June was found to have been modified by the Syrian Arab Air…
