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Is Boeing calling time on the stealthy F-15 Silent Eagle? Lockheed Martin...
Silent Eagle, not to become reality? The Korea Times has reported that there is a possibility that aviation giant Boeing may not full fill its promise to provide the stealthly version of it’s F-15 to...
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Global Hawk: Northrop Grumman launches campaign to save program. On Twitter.
The Aviationist wrote a post the other day relating to the fact that industry insiders had leaked that the Pentagon was planning on cancelling the whole Global Hawk program not only not buying any...
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Airspace violations – Episode 8
Previous episodes: Archive The following episode took place about 24 years ago. However, it occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, saw the direct involvement of U.S. warships operating in the 5th Fleet...
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Another day, another Iranian drone. Tehran reveals the new “A1″ UAV.
On Jan. 30, Iran has announced the development of a new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) called the “A1″. According to the information released so far, the new drone allegedly has a service ceiling of...
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Breaking: “The Dassault Rafale has won the Indian Medium Multi-Role Combat...
Although it must still be confirmed, it looks like the Dassault Rafale will be the Indian Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft, a contract worth about $10 billion USD (“the biggest fighter aircraft deal...
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Here’s what the Indian MMRCA Rafale might look like
You already know by now that the Dassault Rafale has won India’s MMRCA (Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft) in what has been called the “mother of all tenders”, worth $10 billion for 126 planes. Thanks...
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Russian Sukhoi Su-27s + Iranian F-14s + Iranian F-4s = the most exotic...
Although some pictures of this unbelievable formation have been already published on aviation website, the Russian Knights, Russian Air Force aerobatic display team has released some more images of the...
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China’s Light Attack Helicopter Z-19: a silent (rather than radar evading)...
The new Z-19 does not have a cool name, but it does have some very interesting features. The use of the word ‘Stealth’ is probably a little too strong a term for this new helicopter as the stealth used...
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North Korean Mig-29s exposed in Kim Jong Un pictures
Photos of North Korea Air Force’s Mig-29 are quite rare. The few available are mainly low quality ones or still from videos taken by surveillance planes intercepted by the North Koreans Fulcrums....
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India’s MMRCA fighter jet deal: illusion and disillusion on the losers’ side.
All media outlets have been reporting the various reactions to the news that India is “likely” to award the contract for its MMRCA competition to Dassault as it was the lowest cost bid. Aviation week’s...
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What a photo of two Soviet Mig-29s intercepted by four U.S. F-15s over the...
Although it has been already published on several websites, this image suggests some interesting analysis. It was taken on Aug. 1, 1989, and shows two Soviet Mig-29 being intercepted by four (one is...
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Low-Collateral Damage BONE: new weapon in the B-1′s arsenal
This week, the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, has completed a compatibility test of the BLU-129 on the B-1 bomber over the Utah Test and Training Range. The...
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Following on India’s MMRCA win, Rafale on the verge of winning UAE fighter deal?
Has Dassault won a 60 jet deal with the UAE? French newspaper La Tribune reported on Feb. 2, 2012, that France could be on the verge of winning a long-awaited $10billion 60 jet deal with the United...
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Recognized Maritime Picture, Sensor Fusion and AIS: inside the Italian Navy’s...
On Jan. 19, the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) inaugurated its new Maritime Operation Center (MOC) with a ceremony that was attended by the Minister of Defense Giampaolo di Paola, along with the Navy...
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Nellis Aggressors’ F-15 in new “splinter” color scheme at Red Flag 12-2
The following pictures, taken by The Aviationist’s contributor Tony Lovelock at Nellis AFB, Nevada, during the recent Red Flag 12-2 exercise, show the F-15C 78-0509/WA-09 of the 65th AGRS (Aggressor...
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New Nellis Aggressors F-15′s “splinter” color scheme inspired by Sukhoi...
After publishing the fist images of the F-15C 78-0509/WA-09 of the 65th AGRS (Aggressor Squadron) in a “splinter” camouflage at Red Flag 12-2, many have asked what country’s color scheme the new Nellis...
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Some (rusty) Iranian Mig-29s on display at Tabriz airbase in new images...
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) has just released some quite interesting pictures of an exhibition of IRIAF planes and equipment that took place at Tabriz, in northwest of Iran. Among the images...
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North Korea developing its own UCAV. Based on U.S. drone.
There are reports coming out of South Korean media that North Korea is developing UCAVs (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles). However rather than develop them from scratch they have purchased an unknown...
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Iranian space program update: rats, turtles and worms already launched....
Sea, Air and Space: Iran is quite active these days. Local media have been reporting that Tehran has launched a new satellite on Feb. 5, to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution...
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Vipers, Growlers, Prowlers, Eagles and Hogs: U.S. combat planes at Aviano...
Although the U.S. involvement in Libya was scaled down few days after NATO took control over the air campaign on Mar. 31, 2011, American tactical aircraft (“tacair”) played an important role during the...
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