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Military Aviation

What a Photo of Two Soviet MiG-29s Intercepted by U.S. F-15s over the Bering Strait Says About Fighter Tactics

You have probably already seen this photograph of F-15s intercepting two MiG-29 Fulcrums. But do you really understand what are the fighters doing? The main image in this article was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 3, 2012
Military Aviation

India's MMRCA fighter jet deal: illusion and disillusion on the losers' side.

All media outlets have been reporting the various reactions to the news that India is "likely" to award the contract for its MMRCA competition to Dassault as it was the…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 2, 2012
North Korea

North Korean MiG-29s exposed in Kim Jong Un pictures

Photos of North Korea Air Force's MiG-29 are quite rare. The few available are mainly low quality ones or still from videos taken by surveillance planes intercepted by the North…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 2, 2012
China

China's Light Attack Helicopter Z-19: a silent (rather than radar evading) chopper

The new Z-19 does not have a cool name, but it does have some very interesting features. The use of the word 'Stealth' is probably a little too strong a…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 1, 2012
Iran

Russian Sukhoi Su-27s + Iranian F-14s + Iranian F-4s = the most exotic formation ever!

Although some pictures of this unbelievable formation have been already published on aviation website, the Russian Knights, Russian Air Force aerobatic display team has released some more images of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 31, 2012
Military Aviation

Here's what the Indian MMRCA Rafale might look like

You already know by now that the Dassault Rafale has won India's MMRCA (Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft) in what has been called the "mother of all tenders", worth $10…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 31, 2012
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