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Military Aviation

New China's J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter prototype spotted at Chengdu

New images of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter often appear on the Chinese Internet. Those published in this post were taken in the last few days at Chengdu…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 31, 2012
Iran

Analysis: This could be the airfield in Azerbaijan used by the Israeli Air Force to attack Iran

Even if it is not easy to identify the Azeri airbases the Israeli Air Force would use in case of attack on Iran I thought that it might be interesting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 30, 2012
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Azerbaijan to host Israeli Air Force planes in case of attack on Iran?

Several news agencies have been running a news story, that appeared first on the Foreign Policy website, according to which Israel has secured the use of at least one of…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 30, 2012

Video: F-22 Raptor in action during Red Flag 12-3

As reported by Wired's Danger Room, the F-22 Raptor has finally achieved the full combat readiness. The latest (software) upgrade (Block 3.1) has brought the capability to find and engage…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 29, 2012
Military Aviation

Boeing P-8A next generation anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft introduced. While test flights (that you can track on the Internet) continue

On Mar. 28, US Navy VP-30 at NAS Jacksonville took formally delivery of the first Boeing P-8A Poseidon. The next generation maritime multi-mission aircraft, whichwill eventually replace the P-3 Orion,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 29, 2012
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NASA's Ikhana MQ-9 drone flies with ADS-B equipment for the first time

On Mar. 15, for the first time ever at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center a Ikhana MQ-9 unmanned aircraft (modified Reaper) flew with an Automated Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B transponder. It…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 29, 2012
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