SA-2 – The Aviationist

North Korea-flaggeg cargo ship seized by Panama carried Fan Song radar of an SA-2 Surface to Air Missile system

July 16, 2013 David Cenciotti 2

On Jul. 16, Panamiam authorities seized a North Korea-flagged cargo ship on a voyage from Cuba toward the Panama Canal enroute back to its home country. The “Chong Chon Gang” was carrying components of a […]

U-2 reconnaissance flights and B-52 nuclear deterrence missions during the Cuban Missile Crisis

October 30, 2012 Richard Clements 6

On Oct. 14 1962, a U-2 spyplane took a reconnaissance flight over Western Cuba which set the world on a road that took it close to nuclear Armageddon. The whole saga began some two years […]

Never seen before pictures: Iran’s (blue-colored) Sayyad-2 anti-aircraft missile exposed

January 4, 2012 David Cenciotti 6

Since a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel drone was captured in Iran on Dec. 4, 2011, I’ve been a frequent visitor of Iranian news agencies, State TV and newspapers websites. This semi-official sources have provided an interesting […]