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Colorado shooting through the Police radio communications. Scanner captured the moments after the tragedy unfolded.

On Jul. 20, 2012, suspected gunman James Holmes allegedly killed at least 12 people and wounded 59 others during the midnight premier of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2012
Bizarre

Banksy latest Olympic themed mural depicts an athlete throwing an air-to-air missile as opposed to a javelin

Among the two Olympic Games themed stencils that the famous street artist Banksy has painted on walls in unknown locations, there is also a javelin thrower armed with an air-to-air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2012

Video: Flying the mighty F-4 Phantom (and dropping some bombs at rocks in the Aegean Sea)

In 2012, the 338 Sqn "Ares" of the Hellenic Air Force celebrated its 60th anniversary. The event was marked also with an interesting video that includes F-4 Phantom cockpit footage…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2012

[Photo Gallery] Colombian Air Force Kfir combat planes at their first Red Flag ever

Arriving at Nellis Air Force Base on Jul. 13, Kfir jets belonging to the Colombian Air Force are currently taking part to the first Red Flag exercise (RF 12-4) ever.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2012
Drones

Mystery Drone exposed by satellite imagery at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works update: it was already there in 2009…

Do you remember the mysterious UAV quitely sitting open-air at Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program Facility at Palmdale airport, California? Unveiled by satellite imagery dated Dec. 4, 2011, the "new"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2012
Helicopters

First MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft arrive in Japan

The top picture is particularly interesting as it shows a still "packaged" MV-22 Osprey belonging to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 as it is unloaded from the cargo ship…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 23, 2012
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