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UK about to launch air strikes to take out the Somali pirates once and for...
Although at this time this is just media speculation, there are reports in the UK that British Prime Minister is considering some form of air strikes on radical militants in Somalia along with dealing...
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Photo: U.S. Marine Corps Aggressor plane in a cool Soviet-Tiger color scheme.
Wearing the special paint scheme that celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the VMFT-401 “Snipers”, this Franken-Tiger (761586 / LS-00) plane was photographed by Tony Lovelock at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, on...
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Syrian Mohajer 4 drone spying on the clashes at Homs, Syria
The following screenshot comes from the footage recorded few days ago in Homs, Syria, and uploaded on Youtube. I’ve already mentioned it in my post about the drones activities over Syria, however,...
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The new M-346 advanced jet trainer in Republic of Singapore Air Force...
Although the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) stand at the recent Singapore Air Show showcased a scale model of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master in an two-tone grey color scheme, the are rumors...
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Mysterious drone overflying clashes in Syria could be a new type rarely seen...
The drone silently spying on the clashes on a suburb of Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 14, could be a much rarer UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) than the Mohajer 4 model initially believed to be depicted in...
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Costa cruise ship adrift in world’s most dangerous waters. Seychelles Coast...
It’s not a lucky period for Costa cruise ships. Little more than a month since the Costa Concordia ran aground on rocks off the Isola del Giglio Island, Italy, another Costa cruise ship is facing an...
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China’s 5th generation stealth fighter performing combat maneuver tests over...
The following videos, once again purposely leaked to impress foreign observers, show China’s 5th generation stealth fighter J-20 at work during test flights at Chengdu. The second, taken on Feb. 26,...
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The Royal Australian Air Force’s Battlefield Airliter and the saga of the...
By more than 25 years now, the Royal Australian Air Force is looking for a Battlefield Airlifter (BFA) to replace its Vietnam-era piston engine workhorse: the DHC-4 Caribou retired on Nov. 27, 2009....
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Air strikes over Libya
At a few minutes past midnight on November 1st, 2011, after radioing a “thank you” to the Malta ATC controller, ‘OUP 355′, an E-3 AWACS of the NATO Airborne Early Warning Component, began an en-route...
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Indian Navy Dornier 228 films Costa cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean
The video below was filmed by an Indian Navy Dornier Do 228. It shows the Costa Allegra cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean. Costa Allegra, le prime immagini dall’aereo dei…, posted with vodpod The...
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Special feature: all the weapons used by the Syrian regime on Homs.
Bjørn Holst Jespersen (@bjoernen_dk on Twitter) is a long time contributor of The Aviationist. He has helped me preparing the daily reports about the Libya Air War and has provided valuable analysis of...
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Photo: Iranian maritime patrol aircraft buzzes the USS Lincoln aircraft...
“Tower this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby” “Negative Ghost Rider, pattern is full” Many of you remember this memorable quotes from Top Gun movie. Imagine the same request radioed by an Iranian...
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C-27J slippery runway surface landing and take off training in Norway
The Italian Air Force has recently conducted training activity on frozen runway at Bardufoss, Norway, with a C-27J, pilots and crews belonging to the 98° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 46^ Brigata Aerea (Air...
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Video: Costa Allegra re-supply operations in the Indian Ocean
The following video shows the Costa Allegra re-supply operations performed by a Zil Air EC-130B helicopter (reg. S7-ZIL) from Alphonse island (located 500 km to the southwest of Mahe), on Feb. 28,...
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Anglo-French UAV papers go missing (along with wisdom). Do you still carry...
In early February it was announced that France and the UK were working together on a joint drone project, a Medium Altitude Long Endurance surveillance drone with a possible secondary offensive...
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Not a drone nor a bird. What’s that “thing” seemingly orbiting over Homs, Syria?
While seeking for new interesting footage from Syria, to update the yesterday post about the weapons being used by the regime against the opposition in Homs, I stumbled upon this video. Something...
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“Some NATO air strikes in Libya may have violated the law of war” report of...
According to a report published in these hours by the UN Commission of inquiry on Libya, the coalition of NATO and non-NATO members, operating within Operation Unified Protector to enforce the UN...
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A draconian long range strike: Israel’s attempt to smash the Iranian nuclear...
There is much debate these days about the ability of Israel to hit Iran’s nuclear program. Some analysts believe that it would be a draconian challenge to launch such a long range attack on the...
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DeMotivational Poster: the future of China’s most advanced stealth fighter....
Each time I’ve published an article about the J-20, as the recent one to comment a test flight video, I’ve always received many emails and comments from readers asking if China’s 5th generation combat...
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If you thought an aerial tanker’s “flying boom” was rigid, you better watch...
Used as the standard aerial refueling system for U.S. Air Force fixed-wing aircraft the flying boom is a rigid, telescoping tube, maneuvered by a “boom operator” by means of a control stick. This...
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