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F-35

"The F-35 remains essential to the future of air superiority" Panetta says. And Lockheed Martin reassures: "we will solve all JSF problems."

On Jan. 26, several hours before U.S. SECDEF Leon Panetta would say the Joint Strike Fighter remains a DoD top priority program "essential to the future of air superiority", Charles…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 27, 2012
China

China's J-18 Snowy Owl: Myth or Reality?

Over the past year or so, rumours on the Internet have persisted that China has been building a stealthy STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft in a similar vein…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
January 26, 2012

F-35 First Night Flight video

On Jan. 19, 2012, the Lockheed Martin F-35A CTOL (Convetional Take Off and Landing) performed its very first night flight launching from Edwards Air Force Base, California. Piloted by Lockheed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 25, 2012
Military Aviation

[Updated] U.S. Special Forces raid in Somalia: no need for stealth choppers so did they parachute from a C-17?

Update Jan. 25 15:33GMT In the night between Jan. 24 and 25 a US joint Special Forces team (including the Navy SEALs) team freed two Western workers kidnapped in Somalia…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 25, 2012
Military Aviation

If you wondered why a C-5 Galaxy performed the flyover at Gillette Stadium before the AFC Championship game.

On Sunday Jan. 22, a C-5 Galaxy (#86-0023) using callsign "Rodd 10" performed a flyover for the AFC Championship game between New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens. Used to fast…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 24, 2012
China

China: does it need to copy the RQ-170 "Beast of Kandahar" captured in Iran?

As has been widely reported it is no secret that China is trying to acquire stealth technology for use in their indigenous aircraft program. It was only last year that…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
January 24, 2012
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