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SOCOM AT-802U
Military Aviation

AT-802U Sky Warden Selected By US SOCOM For Armed Overwatch

The new armed overwatch asset will replace the U-28 Draco to perform ISR and CAS in uncontested environments and austere conditions. The U.S. Special Operations Command announced on Aug. 1,…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 4, 2022
Aviation Safety

MH-53E And MH-60 Helicopters Damaged During Storm At Naval Station Norfolk

At least 10 helicopters were damaged in a sudden storm, resulting in 10 Class A ground mishaps. On July 26, 2022, a sudden storm struck Chambers Field, the military airport…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 4, 2022
F-104 Starfighters
Military Aviation

Starfighter Pilot Narrates Full ‘Black Beauty’ Test Flight Out Of KSC In This Must Watch Video

This is probably the most interesting and detailed cockpit video with audio ever shot in an F-104 Starfighter: from start-up to landing and shut down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 3, 2022
Ejection seats
Aviation Safety

Hundreds Of Military Aircraft Grounded After Potential Defects Found In Martin Baker Ejection Seats

The company found that some production lots of the Cartridge Actuated Devices used in the ejection seats might be defective and therefore needs to be replaced. Hundreds of military aircraft…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 3, 2022
F/A-18C Aviano
Military Aviation

Four U.S. Marine Hornets Repositioned From Poland To Italy

The four Legacy Hornets are from a U.S. Marine Corps contingent deployed to Europe since June. On Aug. 1, 2022, four U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C, assigned to the Marine Fighter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 2, 2022
al-Zawahiri
Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed In US Drone Strike. Here’s Everything We Know.

The precision strike was the culmination of a CIA counterterrorism operation and may have seen the involvement of the “Ninja” Hellfire R9X. United States president Joe Biden announced on August…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 2, 2022
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