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F-35

Never seen before F-35's centerline gun pod unveiled

This image was posted on the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) few hours after I published the F-35 progress report with all the 2012's updates. On Feb. 22, six days…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 23, 2012
F-35

F-35 progress report. The year so far in review.

Update Feb. 23 22.47 GMT Lockheed Martin has just released a media update that provides some interesting figures about the F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flight test plan. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 23, 2012
Military Aviation

It's better to replenish the stock before going to war with Iran (or Syria). U.S Air Force Orders 5,000 JDAM bomb kits.

Along with the update of the GBU-57A/B bomb just financed by the Congress, the U.S. Air Force will  get additional JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) kits to replenish its stock.…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 23, 2012

Canopy fogging caused F-16 runway overrun at Oshkosh

An Alabama Air National Guard pilot had a close call when his F-16 developed a problem with the onboard environmental control system which leads to his cockpit canopy fogging up.…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 23, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MkII backseater view

I've found this awesome picture almost by accident. It was published on One Big Photo, a website that makes high resolution photographs of various subjects available to everyone. Usually, aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 22, 2012
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U.S. drones and spyplanes involved in information gathering missions over Syria. As in Libya one year ago. More or less…

More or less one year ago, we were observing an increasing activity of U.S., British, French and Italian military spy planes perfoming information gathering missions along the northern border of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 21, 2012
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