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F-35

F-35: flying on phased out fuel or programmed by a videogame freak?

Soon after publishing the article about the "F-35 from the Cockpit" I've received some emails and comments about an interesting thing readers have noticed in one of the webminar slides used to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 23, 2012
Military Aviation

London Olympics security: Major Exercise takes place in the skies of the UK

On Jan. 18 reports started filtering in from local newspapers in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, UK, of aircraft flying in circles over their locations and urged visitors to their website to…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
January 23, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: Hornet catching the wires. On the Arctic Circle

Published by Lt. Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, commander of the Finnish Air Force, on his Twitter timeline few days ago, the following picture (by Harri Koskinen) shows a F-18D Hornet routine…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 22, 2012
F-35

F-35B Finally on track?

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visited NAS Patuxent River on Jan. 20 and announced the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
January 22, 2012

Separated and on the ground behind the enemy lines in Libya: Strike Eagle crew recount their lucky escape

The two crew members from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath UK have recently told CNN’s Barbara Starr of the night they found themselves separated and on the ground…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
January 21, 2012
Drones

First European experimental stealth combat drone rolled out: the nEUROn UCAV almost ready for flight

On Jan. 20, the nEUROn, the technology demonstrator for a European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), was officially presented by Charles Edelstenne, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 20, 2012
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