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Boeing 747 mock-up used for Special Forces counter-terrorism training in Western Australia

The ambitious al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen's "underwear bomb plot" to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner recently thwarted by CIA, has proved, once again, that civilian planes are still an attractive target for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 10, 2012
Drones

First weapon designed to be dropped by gravity from a drone makes debut

Once used only to perform ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance), drones are getting new weapons day after day confirming a growing trend to arm current UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in order…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
May 9, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: Costa Concordia shipwreck as seen from a Typhoon fighter jet

The Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground aground on rocks off the Isola del Giglio Island, Italy, has been photographed from almost every angle: on the Internet you can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 9, 2012
Aviation

Russian Sukhoi SuperJet-100 goes off radars in Jakarta during demo tour: Controlled Flight Into Terrain and Hijacking not ruled out

On May 9, at 15.30LT, a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 (95004), involved in a demo tour in southeast Asia, with 46 people on board has disappeared from radars, approximately 36…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 9, 2012
Military Aviation

Norwegian P-3 maritime patrol aircraft’s close encounter with an aggressive Russian Mig-31 Foxhound

According to the Norwegian newspaper Andoyposten which gave the news, Apr. 10, 2012 will go down as a date that one particular Royal Norwegian Air Force P-3 crew will never…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
May 9, 2012
Military Aviation

Cool upside down self-portrait photo of an Israeli F-15 fighter pilot (wearing a local-made Display And Sight Helmet)

You will not find many official photographs of the Israeli airmen. Even less showing their custom-modified flight gear. However, an interesting image released by the Israel Defence Force, not only…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 8, 2012
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