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Italian Astronaut takes “out-of-the-world” photos during his first spacewalk
Luca Parmitano is a 36-year old Italian astronaut and Italian Air Force test pilot. He’s curently orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station. During his journey in the space, Parmitano, a...
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Here’s why everyone believes NSA Leaker Edward Snowden is on Aeroflot 150 to...
Aeroflot 150 is a scheduled flight from Moscow, Russia, to Havana, Cuba. It is flown by an Airbus A330 and, as any scheduled commercial liner, unless something very special happens, it always takes the...
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X-47B UCAV drone decided to abort landing attempt on aircraft carrier on its...
As we described it earlier, a new era in carrier based aviation has started when the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever carrier-based arrested landing on...
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Eurofighter Typhoon takes the stage at the Zeltweg airshow among several...
On Jun. 28 and 29 Zeltweg airbase hosted Air Power 2013, Austria’s main air show. Even if several planes took part in the airshow, the Eurofighter Typhoon emerged as the highlight of this year’s Air...
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[Video] Extreme low altitude flight over Mali aboard French Special Forces...
Enjoy the view from inside the cabin of a Cougar helicopter, sitting next to the gunner, on an extreme low altitude mission over Mali. Four Cougar helicopters along with three Tigre attack choppers of...
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Israel purposely crashed own surveillance drone near Egypt border (and it’s...
According to Haaretz, on Jul. 14, a Hermes 450 UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was purposely downed by the IDF during an unspecified operation near the border with Egypt. Personnel remotely controlling...
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The most stunning Special Colored Fighter Jets taking part in the NATO Tiger...
NATO Tiger Meet is an annual exercise that gathers squadrons sporting Tiger (or feline) emblems. As already explained on previous posts about it, the most peculiar feature of the meeting is the fact...
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[Animation] The most detailed and realistic look at the Asiana Air 214 crash...
A new “forensic animation”, made by Eyewithness Animationas and published by several media outlets, provides the most detailed and realistic look (in terms of airspeeds, altitudes, etc. ATC audio...
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New video of drone crashing into a C-160 cargo plane in Afghanistan raises...
Drones have become so smart to decide, autonomously – without human intervention, to abort landing on an aircraft carrier because of an internal problem (undetected by the remote controllers). Even if...
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North Korea-flaggeg cargo ship seized by Panama carried Fan Song radar of an...
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...
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NASA aborts spacewalk after astronaut’s helmet dangerously fills with water
The second spacewalk by International Space Station astronauts Chris Cassidy, a former Navy Seal, and Luca Parmitano, an Italian Air Force test pilot, was aborted after 1 hour and 32 minutes on Jul. 16...
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Poland preparing to buy new helicopters for the Army
The Armament Inspectorate of Poland has relased the news that negotiations regarding the technical side of the helicopter contract under which 70 helicopters will be procured by the Polish Armed Forces...
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Mig-25 defection: How a Soviet Pilot Brought a Secret Warplane To The West
Viktor Belenko, is a Mig-25 pilot who defected to the United States via Japan on Sept. 6, 1976. The then Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment, 11th Air Army, based in...
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Sukhoi Superjet 100 performs gear up landing at Keflavik, Iceland
On Jul. 21, 2013, a Sukhoi Superjet 100, registration 97005, performed a gear up landing at Keflavik airport, where the aircraft has been deployed for training purposes for a few weeks. Image credit:...
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NITKA: The Russian way to train naval aviators (on a ground test simulator)
According to RIA Novosti the Russian Navy is to stop using the NITKA complex in Crimea. The new facility will be open in Yeysk, in the region of Sea of Azov. Image credit: Jane’s Mastering arrested...
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Flood rescue efforts bring Turkish choppers on improvised landing pads
On Jul. 19, heavy flood and landslides in Turkey’s southern Hatay city caused 5 dead and 12 wounded. The collapse of a bridge over the local highway closed the area by land transport. As a consequence,...
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Italian mini-UAV deployed to Afghanistan for Herat airbase surveillance
“The owl”, is the name given to the STRIX-C, the small tactical remotely piloted aircraft (RPV) that the provides surveillance of the base in Afghanistan that hosts the 2,500 men and women of the...
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U.S. Air Force to shoot down its own F-16 (aerial target drones)
As no Phantoms are left to be converted after the last one left the 309th AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) based in Tuscon, Arizona to join the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron at...
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F/A-18 Hornet pilot performs one of craziest flybys ever
Poor airmanship or skilful pilot? Most probably both. The new video (actually posted to Youtube a couple of years ago - thanks to Juanma Baiutti for the heads-up) that will fuel the debate about the...
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Here are the images of the first ten U.S. F-15 fighter jets deploying to...
On the afternoon of Jul. 14, 2013, ten F-15 fighter jets (8 x F-15Cs and 2 x F-15Ds) left the UK for Israel on Jul. 16. from the Louisiana ANG arrived at RAF Lakenheath, in transit for the Middle East....
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