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Photo report: French Mirage 2000s and Italian Typhoons at Grosseto airbase

Taken at Grosseto airbase by Alessandro Fucito, the following pictures show the two French Air Force Mirage 2000s that paid a visit to the local-based 4° Stormo's Eurofighter Typhoons on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 18, 2012
Aviation

Space Shuttle Discovery flying over the Washington skyline as seen from a NASA T-38 (very low on gas…)

On Apr. 17, Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA  B747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) (NASA 905 - radio callsign "Pluto 95 Heavy") flew  over the Washington skyline. Chased by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 17, 2012
Iran

Another day, another military parade: Iran celebrates Armed Forces Day

Just a couple of days after North Korea displayed its military hardware in Pyongyang, during which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered his first public televised speech since the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 17, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles in largest Elephant Walk to date.

Impressive Elephant Walk at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. Nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing performed an "Elephant Walk" during a Turkey Shoot training mission on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2012
Military Aviation

Have you ever seen a picture of a fighter plane towing a radar decoy? Here it is

Towed decoy systems are used to protect military aircraft from radar-guided missiles. These countermeasures are towed behind the host aircraft protecting it against both surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. They provide…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2012
Drones

New close-up image of Iranian Mohajer-3 drone disclosed

Sent to me by a reader of the blog, this image (that as far as I know was originally posted by the Iranian site Mashreghnews.ir) is one the few available…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2012
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