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Impressive footage of U.S. F-4s dropping Napalm in Vietnam

April 13, 2012, 8:30 am
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The following video contains some of the clearer shots from USAF extensive high speed footage (more then 2 hours of film) of Napalm strikes primarily performed by F-4C Phantoms in Vietnam. According to Airboyd, the user that uploaded it to Youtube, the original video was silent gun camera footage to which he added some music. However, [...]Image may be NSFW.
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What is an American spyplane doing in Libya? An EP-3E spotted over Derna

April 13, 2012, 11:00 am
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Reportedly taken on Apr. 10, and brought to my attention by some of my Twitter followers, the following image shows what’s in my opionion a U.S. EP-3E flying at high altitude over Libya. People who saw the image thought the aircraft was a drone. However, it seems quite clear to me that it is an [...]Image may be NSFW.
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New indigenous drone unveiled by Georgian President (and his 5-year old son)

April 14, 2012, 9:17 am
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The following photo dated Apr 10, and distributed by Georgian President Press Service on Apr. 11, 2012, shows Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, and his 5-year old son Nikoloz at an undisclosed location near Tbilisi, Georgia, during preparations for a test flight of the Georgian-made unmanned drone. Image credit: AP Photo In 2008, an Israeli-Made [...]Image may be NSFW.
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RAF’s E-3D AWACS fleet grounded by a mystery fault

April 14, 2012, 3:00 pm
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Media outlets in the UK have today reported of a press release from the British Ministry of Defense according to which the RAF’s fleet of seven E-3D AWACS aircraft has been grounded due to a technical issue discovered during routine maintenance. The report doesn’t explain what the actual problem is (The Sun reported it as [...]Image may be NSFW.
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North Korea’s drones, new ballistic missile on display during mass military parade in Pyongyang

April 15, 2012, 5:30 am
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On Apr. 15, 2012, a mass military parade was held in the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered his first public televised speech Sunday, just two days after a failed [...]Image may be NSFW.
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US Coast Guard HC-130J attending Titanic ceremony diverted to rescue a sinking ship

April 15, 2012, 6:44 am
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On Apr. 14, 2012, a USCG HC-130J Super Hercules attending a Titanic 100th Anniversary ceremony with a commeration flight, was diverted to coordinate a rescue operation of a French sailing vessel 1,300 miles east of Boston. The rescue plane crew air-dropped supplies including a pump and hand-held radio to maintain communications. According to the U.S. [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Non-US F-35 takes to the skies: first UK’s Joint Strike Fighter inaugural flight (with some nice low-visibility markings)

April 16, 2012, 6:15 am
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Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility has been deafened by the first non-U.S customers F-35 taking to the skies for the first time. BK1, the UK’s first of three development aircraft which rolled off the production line during November 2011 and will fly with the RAF serial ZM135, made its inaugural test flight on Apr. 13 [...]Image may be NSFW.
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New close-up image of Iranian Mohajer-3 drone disclosed

April 16, 2012, 7:00 am
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Sent to me by a reader of the blog, this image (that as far as I know was originally posted by the Iranian site Mashreghnews.ir) is one the few available on the Internet of what should be a Mohajer-3 drone. Also known as the “Dorna”, Iran’s Mohajer-3 seems to be quite similar to the Mohajer-2. [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Have you ever seen a picture of a fighter plane towing a radar decoy? Here it is

April 16, 2012, 9:30 am
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Towed decoy systems are used to protect military aircraft from radar-guided missiles. These countermeasures are towed behind the host aircraft protecting it against both surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. They provide a radiowave reflecting baid that attracts the RF-guided missiles away from the intended target. Unlike the miniature air launch decoys (MALD) and decoy jammers (MALD [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Photo: nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles in largest Elephant Walk to date.

April 16, 2012, 1:20 pm
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Nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing performed an “Elephant Walk” during a Turkey Shoot training mission on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., on Apr. 16, 2012: a contingent larger than a mid-size European air force and a “show of force” even more impressive than the one organised at Kunsan air [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Another day, another military parade: Iran celebrates Armed Forces Day

April 17, 2012, 7:00 am
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Just a couple of days after North Korea displayed its military hardware in Pyongyang, during which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered his first public televised speech since the failed rocket launch, a new military parade took place in one of world’s most hot places: Iran. On Apr. 17, Iran commemorated National Armed Forces [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Space Shuttle Discovery flying over the Washington skyline as seen from a NASA T-38 (very low on gas…)

April 17, 2012, 11:55 am
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On Apr. 17, Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA  B747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) (NASA 905 – radio callsign “Pluto 95 Heavy”) flew  over the Washington skyline. Chased by a NASA T-38 (radio callsign “Pluto 98″), the SCA, that had taken off from Kennedy Space Center, circled four times over the Capitol area, before [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Photo report: French Mirage 2000s and Italian Typhoons at Grosseto airbase

April 18, 2012, 2:30 am
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Taken at Grosseto airbase by Alessandro Fucito, the following pictures show the two French Air Force Mirage 2000s that paid a visit to the local-based 4° Stormo’s Eurofighter Typhoons on Apr. 12. Noteworthy, the two French Mirages still wore the markings of the EC. 01/012, a unit previously based at BA103 Cambrai and disbanded on [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Low level flying in the age of stealth bombers and standoff weapons: welcome to the famous “Mach Loop”

April 18, 2012, 8:01 am
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Although it might be hard to believe, in the age of stealth bombers, standoff weapons, drones, cyberwar, electronic warfare, etc. low-level high-speed flying is still one of the most important parts of both planes and helicopters combat pilot training. Since a 20mm high explosive shell doesn’t care for stealth technologies a 5th generation bomber embeds, being [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Photo: How to launch an RQ-11B man-portable Raven drone

April 18, 2012, 9:00 am
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Published by AFRICOM’s Flickr photostream this interesting picture shows how an RQ-11B Raven mini-drone should be launched. According to the caption, the demonstration was provided by Lance Cpl. Richard Hager, an intelligence analyst with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit during a demo flight for members of the Royal [...]Image may be NSFW.
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It was not a useless “show of force”: this video shows that the nearly 70 F-15Es took off after Elephant Walk

April 18, 2012, 11:00 am
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Some readers of this blog sent me comments and emails after I published the article about the “insane” line up at Seymour Johnson AFB on Apr. 16. Although almost everyone was impressed by the amount of fighters (with inert armament) on the runway, someone thought it was nothing more than a “useless show of force” [...]Image may be NSFW.
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UK to reverse decision on F-35 version. Two aircraft carriers and 72 retired Harriers later.

April 18, 2012, 1:38 pm
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After the first of the UK’s F-35s took to the air on Apr. 13, it would seem that British Prime Minister David Cameron has been persuaded into going back with the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) version and reverse his earlier decision to reverse order from the F-35B the F-35C CV (Carrier Variant). The [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Up-close and personal with Iran’s Air Force: rare insight into pilot’s traditions, procedures, equipment

April 19, 2012, 7:00 am
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An interesting behind the scene video was shot on Apr. 17, when Iran commemorated National Armed Forces Day with a military parade at Tehran. It shows, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) pilots before, during and after the flybys providing some interesting details on their traditions, including kissing the Koran before their mission and [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Enhanced Predator drone can stay airborne for 42 hours

April 19, 2012, 9:00 am
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has designed field retrofitable capabilities–lengthened wings, wing-borne fuel pods, and new heavy-weight landing gear, capable to extend Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper’s already impressive endurance. Following a recent Endurance Enhancement Study, GA-ASI proposes two different field installable kits that extend endurance without costly depot aircraft modifications: two underwing fuel pods to [...]Image may be NSFW.
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Photo: U.S. Navy Carrier Variant F-35C’s first formation flight

April 20, 2012, 7:22 am
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On Apr. 18, two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft launched together from Naval Air Station Patuxent River and conducted formation flying for more than one hour. The mission flown by the two aircraft, known as CF-1 and CF-2, and piloted by Navy Cdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matt Taylor, respectively, aimed to [...]Image may be NSFW.
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