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EXCLUSIVE: DID AN RQ-170 SENTINEL CRASH IN 2008 NEAR NEEDLES, CA RESULT IN THE DRONE’S SELF DESTRUCT SYSTEM BEING REMOVED?
Oh boy, here we go… I have to state that this information has come to me from a very good source and from another I blew off a year ago, so much … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in Iranian RQ-170 Incident, Opinon
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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
Filed in China Rising, News, Opinon, Photo
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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
Filed in China Rising, News, Opinon, The F-35 Saga
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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
THE RISE OF THE MACHINES: EUROPE’S NEURON “FIRES” INTO THE SKY FOR THE FIRST TIME
More info: http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a71b969d2-a785-494b-807b-6071d7fe7794 Programming note!: My WAAS article will be up by tomorrow. This thing has sucked up a ton of time and has been delayed a bit for various reasons. Thanks so much for your patience guys. Some great … Read the rest of this entry
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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
Filed in News, Opinon, The F-35 Saga, video
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CHINESE TAKE OUT: THE RED DRAGON’S GROWING AIR COMBAT CAPABILITY IN PICTURES
I snooped around some of the forums and grabbed some cool shots that showcase some of the amazing military aviation developments in China… The mighty SU-30MKK sitting alert complete with wingtip mounted active jamming pods: … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in China Rising, Just A Really Cool Picture, Photo
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UNMANNED GAME CHANGER: AUTONOMOUS AERIAL REFUELING IS A REALITY
The emerging capability to refuel drones in flight will make even more of an impact than the ability to do so with manned platforms, a practice that began at the dawn of the jet age some 60+ years ago. Nowhere … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in News, Opinon
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MEET KAI’S “DEVIL KILLER,” THE SUICIDAL DRONE
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kai-developing-suicide-combat-uav-377029/ Just as predicted in #8 of my special feature “Tyler’s 10 Thoughts On The Future Of Drone Warfare,” missiles are becoming optionally reusable. On the smaller end of the spectrum, KAI’s “Devil Killer” could offer … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in News, Opinon, Photo
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LOCKHEED’S “VARIOUS” UCAV CONCEPT REMAINS INTRIGUING
A few years back Lockheed’s VARIOUS (VTOL Advanced Reconnaissance Insertion Organic Unmanned System) UCAV emerged with a whimper as an idea, and since then it seems that it has remained just that, an idea. Yet VARIOUS looks much more far-fetched … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in News, Opinon, Photo, The F-35 Saga
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GAME CHANGER?: CHINA’S F-35 (F-60 / J-21 / J-31 / FLATBED FIGHTER) EMERGES!
It looks as if the F-60, aka the J-21, aka the “Flatbed Fighter,” China’s lower-end answer to the … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in China Rising, News, Opinon, Photo, The F-35 Saga
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AMERICAN WARFARE’S NEW NORMAL: DRONE WAR IN YEMEN HEATS UP AS DRONE WAR IN PAKISTAN COOLS DOWN
Posted below are two separate and very worthwhile articles about the continued use of drone strikes in foreign lands to decapitate, cripple, or simply destroy terrorist and insurgent networks. Peter Bergen writes about how the drone war in Pakistan has … Read the rest of this entry
