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Airbus Has Just Unveiled Germany’s Classified Diamond-Shaped Low Observable UAV Testbed (LOUT)

Here's A quick Analysis of LOUT, "a holistic platform approach to stealth, covering Signature Reduction, Electromagnetic Emission Control, Electronic Countermeasures"  developed from 2007 in a "Skunk Works approach". On November…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 5, 2019
F-35

Two Pilots Make History Becoming First Operational Air Force Pilots To Fly U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs Aboard USS America

U.S. Air Force Capt. Spencer G. Weide and Capt. Justin J. Newman are the first USAF operational pilots to fly the Lightning II aboard an amphibious assault ship. While not…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 4, 2019
Military Aviation

This Video Shows Why You Should Never Be On The Receiving End Of A Very Large Air Tanker’s Low Firefighting Drop

A Cool Aerial Firefighting Drop Safety Video Shows The Potential Devastating Effects Of A VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) Low Drop. We have almost got used to the breathtaking clips…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 4, 2019
Military Aviation

Draken Rolls Out First of 22 Mirage F1M Jets Destined For Aggressor Role In “Digitized” Camouflage Scheme

A former Spanish Air Force Mirage F1M, now registered N574EM, is about to move to Nellis Air Force Base to start providing advanced adversary services to the U.S. Air Force.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2019
Military Aviation

NATO Code Name “FELON”: Russian Su-57 Gets Its Reporting Name, And It Couldn’t Be Better.

Straight Out of a Clancy Novel, Russia’s Stealth Fighter Gets a Badass Western Name. It couldn’t be better even if the late Tom Clancy were to have written it, and…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 1, 2019
Helicopters

Check Out This Chinese Helicopter Gunship Helmet That Looks Like a Movie Prop.

New Helmet Mounted Sight for Z-10 “Fierce Thunderbolt” Has Star Wars Vibe. China’s impressive new CAIC (Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation) Z-10 gunship helicopter has attracted little western media attention since…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 1, 2019
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