Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force has quietly deployed a number of KC-135s and F-16s to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, this was at the request of Africa Command.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William Greer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “USAF F-16s from Italy are quietly deployed to Djibouti”
On the eve of the first public outing of the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, Chinese internet forums disclosed that the aircraft’s chief designer Yang Wei has been dismissed from his post.
By V587wiki (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “China has dismiss the chief designer of J-20”
ISIL has switched to a new tactic in Iraq, insurgents rigged an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with explosives and used it to attack Kurdish and French forces.
By Tangopaso (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “ISIL booby-trapped drone with explosives; 2 French soldiers wounded by explosion”
The proliferation of commercial drones world-wide is a concern for many governments, including Taiwan, its state-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology has compiled a video showing its approach to tackling the problem.
Update: EO/IR payload