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Aviation

Exercise Vega 2010 @ Decimomannu airbase – part 1

Around 50 aircraft belonging to the Aeronautica Militare and the Israeli Air Force have been attending, since Nov. 15, 2010, the Exercise Vega 2010 in Decimomannu, Sardinia. The Vega, is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 25, 2010
Military Aviation

The F-35B heating problems

In the last few days, I've often written about the F-35B. I have explained that the STOVL concept could not be abandoned and that, hopefully, USMC, Italian Air Force and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 24, 2010

Targeting Iran's nuclear program with Stuxnet virus

I must confess that I hadn't heard about Stuxnet until my close friend, colleague, ICT security expert and blogger Paolo Passeri, discussing about my recent visit to Decimomannu airbase for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 22, 2010
Italian Air Force

The (un)certain future of the F-35B

Just a few days ago I wrote that, should Italy be forced to choose a single F-35 variant because of budget costraints (as happened in the UK), the hypothesis of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 21, 2010
Aviation Safety

An interesting aircraft for an unbelievable story

I had almost forgotten this picture of the Boeing 747-400 A6-HRM I photographed in Paris Le Bourget airport on Oct. 2, 2010, while visiting the Musée de l’Air et de…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 21, 2010
Military Aviation

Departures from Circus Maximus (in bad weather)

Below, the pictures of the departures from the static display at the Circus Maximus for the Armed Forces Day, taken on Nov. 10, 2010, by Giovanni Maduli.

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 14, 2010
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