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Aviation

Are you able to identify this rocket? It was found near a high speed railway in Italy…

On Jul. 14, 2011, what has been defined as a rocket or a "combat ground-to-air missile used by Italian helicopters" was found in a field near the tracks of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 15, 2011
Libyan Uprising

Picture taken near Benghazi raises question: is the Libyan No-Fly Zone active?

Thanks to a post on the ACIG.org forum, I found an article published on the Detroit Free Press titled "Obama acting lawfully on Libya, adviser says" that shows an extremely…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2011
Drones

Behind the Scenes: What It's Like Inside a Predator Drone Control Station

Once closely guarded military secrets, remotely operated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are now widely known to play a vital role in modern wars. But even while most people recognize that…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2011

Don't do this at home: the Argentinean pilots braveness dispute

Following is the list of the most interesting consequences of my recent blog posts about the Argentine Air Force IA-63 Pampa crazy flyby and about the Argentinean A-4AR's tank disintegration:…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 6, 2011
Aviation

Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 81 – 104)

Previous debriefings: Archive With the air campaign in Libya in progress for more than 100 days, I think it's better to give the blog's reader an extremely quick recap of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2011
Drones

Italy is ready to use the new Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) drones in Libya to improve NATO ISR capabilities

On Jun. 28, 2011, the ItAF officially presented its first two of 6 Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) during an interesting ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Media Tour at Amendola, Italy's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 28, 2011
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