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Report unveils the presence of more than a million counterfeit electronic parts in U.S. combat planes

The Senate Armed Services Committee has just released a year long report in the use of counterfeit parts in military equipment whose findings are simply shocking. The report unveils the…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
May 28, 2012
Syria

Update from Syria: amphibious armoured vehicles, heavy mortars and tanks.

In this article you can find some new details that Bjørn Holst Jespersen, a contributor of The Aviationist, has continued to post on his blog, as he keeps collecting and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 28, 2012
Aircraft Carriers

Photo: The USS Nimitz passing under the Golden Gate bridge

The following pictures were taken, more or less at the same time, few hours ago. They show the USS Nimitz passing under Golden Gate bridge and entering the Bay to attend…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 27, 2012
Bizarre

Robosaurus breathing fire among C-17 and C-5 cargo planes at March Air Reserve Base

Modeled after Trasformers toys, Robosaurus is a transforming dinosaur robot, with the driver (or "pilot") sitting in the head of the 'bot, with the ability to transform from a 48-foot…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 26, 2012
Argentine Skyhawks attack
Falklands War

This Impressive Image Was Taken On This Day In 1982: Argentine A-4B Skyhawks low level attack on HMS Broadsword

Argentine A-4 Skyhawks flew ultra low level to attack the Royal Navy warships during the Falklands War in 1982. On May 25, 1982 the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 25, 2012
Military Aviation

The U.S. Marine Corps train for a war in the Pacific: F/A-18 Hornets make first ever "coral" arrestment on a tiny island of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Tinian, is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. It is located about 5 miles (8 km) to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 25, 2012
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