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Israel Blamed for Fueling Flame Cyber Weapon in Middle East

May 29, 2012, 2:26 pm
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The day after its discovery, there are few doubts that the infamous malware dubbed Flame (or sKyWIper) has been developed by a government with significant budget and effort. The complexity of the malware suggests that it has been used for a huge cyber-espionage campaign and, easily predictable, Israel is listed as the main culprit, even if [...]
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U.S. special reconnaissance missions in North Korea: Yes, no, maybe.

May 30, 2012, 5:00 am
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An article written by journalist David Axe for The Diplomat quoted Brigadier General Neil Tolley, commander of special forces South Korea, as saying that American and South Korean troops have been parachuting into North Korea for “Special reconnaissance” missions, on  a panel featuring theater Special Operations Forces commanders at the SOFIC conference in Florida. Axe [...]
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Can you spot the guerrilla warfare specialists hiding in this image? Too late, you are dead.

May 30, 2012, 9:30 am
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I’ve already explained why camouflage color schemes are important in military aviation by publishing an image of two Israeli F-16s barely visible on a desert background. Obviously, not only planes rely on camouflage for survival in combat. Look at the following image published by the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) on Flickr and try to spot [...]
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Mass mobility exercise with nearly 70 cargo planes at Nellis Air Force Base

May 30, 2012, 11:00 am
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On May 23, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Nearly 70 aircraft, primarily consisting of C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft, operated in the Nevada Test and Training Range simulating a “forced entry” operation. In the scenario, U.S. forces had to pentrate a defended enemy country to put troops [...]
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Video: DIY anti-aircraft pick up used by Free Syria Army to shoot down Assad’s helicopters

May 31, 2012, 6:30 am
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The following video, uploaded on Youtube on May 29, shows members of the Free Syria Army, using a gun mounted on a pick-up to target an overlying regime’s Mil Mi-8 helicopter, at Alatareb, northern Syria. DIY pick-ups equipped with rocket launchers, that reminded some Mad Max vehicles, were extensively used during last year’s Libyan uprising. [...]
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Jet-porn: U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber flying low and fast in some of the best “Bone” photos ever taken.

May 31, 2012, 12:56 pm
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The following pictures were taken by Larry Titchenal, on Friday Apr. 27, 2012 during the practice day of the Fort Lauderdale Airshow, in Florida. Two four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bombers belonging to the 28th Bomb Wing, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, made passes around 30 seconds apart. The first made a high-speed [...]
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Watch this: mini-drone spots looter inside church damaged by powerful earthquake in northern Italy

May 31, 2012, 2:35 pm
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On May 20 a powerful earthquake followed by a second major tremor on May 29, hit northern Italy (especially Emilia Romagna region).  The death toll of the quakes is 17 and 350 are the injured ones. Furthermore, more than 15,000 people were made temporarily homeless as several buildings collapsed or were severely damaged in what [...]
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Falklands War video: Argentine A-4 Skyhawks’ (insane) low level attack

June 1, 2012, 10:09 am
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At its 30th anniversary, the Falklands War (Malvinas for the Argentine people) offers several interesting “case studies”: long range strikes, daring combat missions and insane low altitude attack runs. For sure, low level attacks conducted by the Argentine A-4s trying to escape the Sea Harrier’s Combat Air Patrols remain one of the distinguishing features of [...]
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Herculean formation: This is what a (loose) “right echelon” of seven C-130 Hercules looks like

June 1, 2012, 10:24 am
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Taken during the recent MAFEX Exercise, attended by nearly 70 cargo planes in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the following image shows C-130J Hercules planes from across the Air Force fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range on May 23, 2012. For operational purposes, the C-130s were flying a sort-of right echelon loose formation. [...]
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U.S. Marines do it at night: F/A-18D first ever arrested night landing on Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands

June 1, 2012, 1:00 pm
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Do you remember the previous article about the first ever “coral” arrestment on a tiny island of the Northern Mariana Islands? To make it more difficult, on May 29, during the same exercise Geiger Fury 2012, the U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron -171, Marine Aircraft Group-12 performed the first ever F/A-18D arrested night landing [...]
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Flares! Flares! Flares! The BAF F-16 solo display during the Rome International Air Show

June 2, 2012, 2:33 pm
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On Jun. 2, the Belgian Air Component F-16 solo demo team performed a pyrotechnic air display during the rehearsals of the Rome International Air Show 2012. The F-16 MLU released several flares, aerial infrared countermeasures made of a composition based on hot-burning metal used to counter heat seeking air-to-air or surface-to-air missiles: flares generate temperatures [...]
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Thanks to the most recent upgrade B-1 bombers will be able to send, receive text messages and be programmed for war.

June 2, 2012, 4:02 pm
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According to a U.S. Air Force release, B-1B strategic bombers are receiving advanced hardware and software upgrades as part of the Sustainment-Block 16 program. Along with the Vertical Situation Display Upgrade, navigation, radar and diagnostic upgrades in the front station, five new color displays will equip the aft crew station, while weapon systems officers will [...]
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Don’t worry, these U.S. Marines will not to be flattened by a giant CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter

June 3, 2012, 1:45 pm
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The following impressive images show, the U.S. Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-roping  from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, belonging from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Reinforced). They were taken on May 14, in Jordan, during Exercise Eager Lion 12 a major strategic theater cooperation exercise, including 19 countries and [...]
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Despite the financial crisis, Greek military holds missile storm exercise in the Aegean Sea

June 4, 2012, 6:00 am
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On May 31, several Greek platforms belonging to the three services (Air Force, Army, Navy) were involved in a live firing activity against a target ship located inside a shooting range near Crete, in the Aegean Sea. Dubbed, “Thalassios Gripas 1/12″ (“Sea Griffin” in English), the exercise started with the Fast Attack Craft Missile (FAC) [...]
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Phantom Eye High-Altitude Long-Endurance surveillance drone completes first flight. With minor injuries.

June 4, 2012, 7:45 am
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On Jun. 1, Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. As the image below shows, the drone took off using a launch cart system similar to the one of the WWII Messerschmitt Me163 Komet rocket powered fighter. [...]
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Badly damaged U.S. Navy helicopter (miraculously) resurrected and returned to flight

June 4, 2012, 12:00 pm
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A U.S Navy HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter, belonging to the “Red Wolves” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84, that crashed in in 2009 in Virginia during a training sortie at Fort Pickett, returned to service in May 2012. The helicopter underwent 2-year long extensive repairs at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) and was literally rebuilt [...]
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God Save the Queen. And her flypasts.

June 5, 2012, 5:30 am
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Whereas other nations have cancelled or reduced flypasts or limited their contribution to air shows, because of the global financial crisis, the UK seems to be one of the few places (at least in Europe) where large formations of aircraft are still used to celebrate national anniversaries luxuriously. Few days after a flypast of over [...]
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Syria update: the attack on Hama

June 5, 2012, 7:00 am
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Here below you can find the latest update from Syria based on the details that Bjørn Holst Jespersen, a contributor of The Aviationist, has continued to post on his blog. But, first of all, let’s have a look at a map of Syria, in order to understand why some cities are more important than others [...]
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Satellite imagery seems to prove Iran is removing evidence of nuclear activity. Bringing the region closer to war?

June 5, 2012, 2:27 pm
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ISIS, an influential U.S. non-proliferation think tank has published a report with commercially available satellite images on its website that seems to suggest that authorities in Iran are performing a clean up operation around the Parchin military installation. The images appear to show that two buildings have been demolished and certain areas of top soil [...]
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This cool video shows what jumping from a flying Hercules looks like: D-Day 2012 from the paratrooper’s point of view

June 5, 2012, 2:48 pm
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On Jun. 3, U.S. paratroopers jumped from a C-130J Hercules at the La Fiere drop zone near Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, to honor the 68th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings during World War II. Paratroopers of Task Force 68 from France, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K., also participated in the jump. This cool video shows [...]
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