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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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Posted on December 11, 2012 by aviationintel.com

MESSAGE TO COMBAT AIRCRAFT NOISE COMPLAINERS: BUY EARPLUGS

It never ends with the “not in my back yard” attitude of our increasingly removed from the military culture and it is impacting the readiness of our aircrews. The only people I would really listen to when it comes to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 4, 2012 by aviationintel.com

IRAN DRONE CAPTURE STORY UPDATE!: AS PREDICTED VIDEO EMERGES

As predicted in my original post, Iran has a Scan Eagle in hand regardless of US claims that they have all of their units accounted for (see video below). I suspect that Iran probably captured this thing sometime well before … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 4, 2012 by aviationintel.com

ANOTHER US DRONE DOWN OVER IRANIAN TERRITORY?: IRGC SAYS IT HAS A INSITU SCAN EAGLE IN HAND

On almost the exact one year anniversary of the famed loss of a US RQ-170 Sentinel over Iranian airspace, a story that was covered in full to international acclaim here at Aviationintel.com, Iran claims that it now has another drone … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 3, 2012 by aviationintel.com

ISRAEL DEVELOPING A STEALTH UCAV?

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-working-on-low-observable-uav-379564/ I have talked about this before as it seems absolutely logical that Israel would work towards developing a low-observable UCAV to help ease its long-range deep strike and surveillance woes. In fact I think Israel has also developed other … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on December 1, 2012 by aviationintel.com

BREAKING NEWS: THE NEXT FORD CLASS CARRIER CVN-80 WILL BE NAMED “ENTERPRISE”

This is the best news all week. Bravo to the US Navy for continuing on with the lineage of proud vessels named Enterprise! From the USS Enterprise’s Facebook page: “BREAKING NEWS…Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus has just … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 30, 2012 by aviationintel.com

IT’S EVOLVING…

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Posted on November 29, 2012 by aviationintel.com

SHOULDER FIRED REVENGE OVER SYRIA! OMINOUS WARNING SIGNS TO THE WESTERN WORLD?

Aviationintel’s good friend and fellow aviation blogger David Cecniotti has done a fantastic job highlighting what little information is available when it comes to the use of air power in the ongoing Syrian civil war. The two videos above were … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 28, 2012 by aviationintel.com

X-47B LANDS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER FOR THE FIRST TIME! -UMM SORT OF…

…2013 is just around the bend folks. If this baby is a success the Navy may get serious about reevaluating its F-35C plans. Super Hornets in “Block III” configuration and a fleet of advanced semi-autonomous UCAVs with over double the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 26, 2012 by aviationintel.com

ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY IS RETURNING TO SPACE FOR THE LONG HAUL

Captain Scott Kelly, a two-time Shuttle flyer who has already had an International Space Station expedition under his belt, will be going where no American has gone before, a year in space. This is a huge stepping stone for deep … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 26, 2012 by aviationintel.com

CHINA JOINS THE ELITE FIXED WING AIRCRAFT CARRIER CLUB

As I discussed in my last post about China’s ongoing quest for aerospace parity with the west and naval power projection capability, the J-15 would be seen on-board the Liaoning much sooner than many thought. Some experts projections of the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 21, 2012 by aviationintel.com

SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY: GAZA CEASE FIRE REACHED, TIME FOR A FULL SCALE DIPLOMATIC ASSAULT ON MAKING IT LAST AND THEN SOME

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/21/world/meast/gaza-israel-strike/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 In what may become one of the best developments in the Middle East in the last few years, it looks as if (tentatively) that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Egypt’s Morsi Government, Hamas and Israel have reached a deal … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 21, 2012 by aviationintel.com

THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’: QF-16 OPTIONALLY MANNED FULL SCALE TARGET DRONE LANDS AT TYNDALL AFB

For us F-4 Phantom Phantatics this news it bittersweet. I was told two weeks ago by a top QF-4 pilot that the Phantom will still soldier on till at about 2017 in USAF inventory, at least as things sit right … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 20, 2012 by aviationintel.com

HAMAS ROCKET BARRAGES & THAWING PEACE AT ITS BORDERS: ISRAEL GETS TOUGH IN THE AGE OF IRON DOME

I cannot tell if what is playing out the skies above Gaza and Southern Israel right now seems more like it is out of a dystopian science fiction novel or the Bible. Regardless, these videos of Hamas and affiliated militia … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on November 19, 2012 by aviationintel.com

ANOTHER RAPTOR FALLS TO EARTH

The USAF has lost another of its precious F-22 Raptors this week. The jet went down a couple of miles from the end of the Runway at Tyndall AFB in Florida, with the pilot ejecting to safety. No word yet … Read the rest of this entry →

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