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Posted on January 22, 2013 by aviationintel.com

HUGE PLUG: “RISE OF THE DRONES” TO AIR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23rd ON NOVA!

I spent dozens of hours consulting with the producers of this documentary, literally taking them through almost every aspect of drone warfare and unmanned combat aircraft, including their evolution, ways of operation, specific differences in capabilities amongst the types in … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 16, 2013 by aviationintel.com

LOCKHEED’S “WINCHESTER MYSTERY PLANE”: DROOPING EXPECTATIONS, BALLOONING COST, AND QUESTIONABLE TIMELINES

Full Report: http://timemilitary.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/f-35-jsf-dote-fy12-annual-report.pdf Also, make sure not to miss this little gem: http://nation.time.com/2013/01/11/hot-stuff-the-f-35-just-became-25-more-vulnerable/ You know what guys? I am not going to go through this report with a fine tooth comb, I think you should read it. I am really sick of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 16, 2013 by aviationintel.com

AS HIGHLIGHTED ON THIS SITE AS A THREAT FOR YEARS: CHINA’S CONVERTED SURPLUS FIGHTER DRONE FORCE EYEBALLED FROM SPACE

                In many of my posts on China, their emerging hardware and their military strategy in the region as a whole, I have discussed some “unconventional” tactics that the Chinese military has developed … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 8, 2013 by aviationintel.com

DoE Nuclear Fallout Sniffing Bell 412 Goes To Work In Washington DC

This baby came to Portland for a couple weeks about five years ago during a massive FEMA exercise that featured a scenario of a dirty bomb going on in the Willamette Valley. It’s pretty awesome to watch these slick looking … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 8, 2013 by aviationintel.com

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR LEASE: SO DEPRESSING…

Yeah it is going to be a bustling hive of private spaceflight activity, I won’t hold my breath…

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Posted on January 4, 2013 by aviationintel.com

CHINA BUYS TU-22 BACKFIRES?: NOT JUST THE PLANES, THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION LINE…

Our good friend David Cenciotti over at the Aviationist.com reports that China has purchased at the least a significant batch of Cold War era Tu-22 backfires from Russia, although it appears that this could actually be a deal for the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 31, 2012 by aviationintel.com

GOODBYE BEAR…

I was a kid during Desert Storm. I would run home from school to watch his briefings, he was sort-of the quintessential “comic book” military commander, imposing, snappy yet likeable. General “Stormin Norman” Schwarzkopf, whose real nickname was “Bear,” was … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 24, 2012 by aviationintel.com

PHOTO EVIDENCE: CHINA BUILDING A HEAVY LIFT C-17 LIKE TRANSPORT

                                      The Chinese dragon continues to spread its wings, this time in the form of an indigenous heavy transport aircraft that has … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 21, 2012 by aviationintel.com

YOUR BROKEN PENTAGON: USAF WILL RE-SOLICIT PROPOSALS FOR THE LAS CONTRACT

Read this first: http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_12_21_2012_p0-531685.xml&p=1 This is so ridiculous. Forest for the trees people, if we do not train and equip Afghans to provide for their own precision close air support and surveillance we will be spending billions in that country … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 21, 2012 by aviationintel.com

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS!: STEVE WYNN’S BRAND NEW G650 GETS DELIVERED AND SHE IS THE VERY FIRST OF HER KIND…

A fellow aviation photographer here in Portland, who is a master at knowing what civilian traffic is where at any given time, raced to Hillsboro Airport (about 15 miles west of Downtown Portland, where Nike has its hangar) to capture … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 18, 2012 by aviationintel.com

NEW FOOTAGE AND INFO EMERGES REGARDING STEALTH BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS USED IN ZERO DARK THIRTY

The video posted above is a scene from the soon to be released Bin Laden manhunt super-hit film “Zero Dark Thirty” showing the launch of the pair of low observable modified Black Hawk helicopters at the beginning of their trip … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 17, 2012 by aviationintel.com

HOW TO END SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IMMEDIATELY, NOT OVER DECADES

This site is about security, technology, and solutions to our problems related to these issues. Last week was a horrible one for the US, I need to address this as right now nobody is actually talking about ways to stop … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 15, 2012 by aviationintel.com

CANADA IN FULL RECOIL OVER THE TRUE COST OF REPLACING THEIR CF-18 HORNETS WITH THE F-35

Exactly as I have predicted for years (please read the over 150 position pieces and commentary updates on the F-35 boondoggle posted on this site for consistent proof), Canada looks like it is going to shop for the best jet … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 14, 2012 by aviationintel.com

TAKE THAT SKUNK WORKS!: YOU MAY HAVE A SENTINEL BUT DISNEY HAS A DRAGON!!!

Prepare for my weirdest post ever: As you know I love secret projects, and when I came across this video I was just as wowed as when I see a new stealth drone emerge from the shadows. Disney’s Imagineers have … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 11, 2012 by aviationintel.com

X-47B GOES TO SEA

Care to think twice about continuing with this F-35 charade? And this is the technology we are allowed to see today, not what really exists in the black world. More on this very soon, and yes I did read Aviationweek’s recent … Read the rest of this entry →

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