Category Archives: Photo

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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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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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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CHINA RISING: SHENYANG J-21 / J-31 / F-60 FIRST FLIGHT (UPADTED WITH NEW PICTURES!)

UPDATE! NEW PICTURES-                                                                           … Read the rest of this entry

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SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER ENTERPRISE DAMAGED IN NEW YORK

                I am so tired of saying I told you so, but this is what you get when you allow one of America’s top aerospace artifacts to be stored on top of a … Read the rest of this entry

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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

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HORNET MODEL PACKS ELABORATE CRUISE MISSILES OR DRONES FOR WIND TUNNEL TESTS?

                  I found this image in a museums online archives. Obviously it is from some time ago. I have no clue what those missiles/drones are underneath its wings but they sure do … Read the rest of this entry

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CHINA DOES NOT SIT IDLE DEVELOPING THEIR CARRIER OPERATIONS KNOWLEDGE

Alert5.com posted these two pictures of a J-15 already conducting low approaches on China’s newly commissioned first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. China has moved at lightning speed regarding other major military programs of the last decade and I do not … Read the rest of this entry

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JUST A REALLY COOL PICTURE: TOMCAT ASYMMETRIC WING SWEEP

                    The Tomcat derived so much lift from its fuselage and had so much control surface authority that in an emergency it could land in this configuration on a carrier… AMAZING!

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“EVIL” ESCORT: ATAC F-21 KFIRS FORM UP ON THE HAWKEYE

More fantastic air to air photography from Rob DeStasio, it doesn’t get much more unique than this! The shot was taken after a successful Air Intercept Controlling (AIC) training mission with VAW-124, who are based out of NAS Norfolk.  

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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

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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

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P-8 ROLLS “SNAKE EYES” AT BOEING FIELD!

I am not really sure what the use of retarded dumb bombs (Mk. 82s with Mark 14 TRD Tail Retarding Device kits, otherwise known as the “Snake Eye,” in this picture) would be on a P-8, flat dumb bomb attack … Read the rest of this entry

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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

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WE WILL NEVER FORGET

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