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Impressive footage of U.S. F-4s dropping Napalm in Vietnam
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...
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What is an American spyplane doing in Libya? An EP-3E spotted over Derna
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...
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New indigenous drone unveiled by Georgian President (and his 5-year old son)
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...
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RAF’s E-3D AWACS fleet grounded by a mystery fault
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...
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North Korea’s drones, new ballistic missile on display during mass military...
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...
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US Coast Guard HC-130J attending Titanic ceremony diverted to rescue a...
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...
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Non-US F-35 takes to the skies: first UK’s Joint Strike Fighter inaugural...
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...
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New close-up image of Iranian Mohajer-3 drone disclosed
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...
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Have you ever seen a picture of a fighter plane towing a radar decoy? Here it is
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...
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Photo: nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles in largest Elephant Walk to date.
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...
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Another day, another military parade: Iran celebrates Armed Forces Day
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...
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Space Shuttle Discovery flying over the Washington skyline as seen from a...
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...
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Photo report: French Mirage 2000s and Italian Typhoons at Grosseto airbase
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....
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Low level flying in the age of stealth bombers and standoff weapons: welcome...
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...
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Photo: How to launch an RQ-11B man-portable Raven drone
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....
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It was not a useless “show of force”: this video shows that the nearly 70...
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...
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UK to reverse decision on F-35 version. Two aircraft carriers and 72 retired...
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)...
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Up-close and personal with Iran’s Air Force: rare insight into pilot’s...
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...
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Enhanced Predator drone can stay airborne for 42 hours
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...
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Photo: U.S. Navy Carrier Variant F-35C’s first formation flight
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...
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