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U.S. Plans To Sell Ukraine MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones Armed With AGM-114 Hellfire missiles

U.S. Blocks MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drone to Ukraine

Soldiers from Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade perform pre-flight checks on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system before the Mass Fire Mission on Fort Stewart on March 1. (Photo by Sgt. William Begley, 3rd CAB Public Affairs) According to an exclusive Reuters report, the Biden administration plans to sell …

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Tomcat Chase & Eagle Bait Mission: USAF effort to achieve simulated SR-71 Blackbird kill

Tomcat Chase & Eagle Bait Mission: USAF effort to achieve simulated SR-71 Blackbird kill

Credits: Defense visual information distribu In history, no reconnaissance aircraft has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War. No …

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USMC Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Landing KC-130J After Mid-air Collision With F-35

USMC Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Landing KC-130J After Mid-air Collision With F-35

Credits: A Marine KC-130 crash lands in California Sept. 29, 2020. US Marine Corps photo. On Sept. 29, 2020, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and a KC-130J Super Hercules tanker collided during Air-to-Air Refueling. The F-35B pilot successfully ejected from the Lightning II while the KC-130J pilot managed to perform …

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Lt. David J. “Goose” Lortscher: The Real-Life Top Gun RIO Who Died In His Fifth Ejection

Lt. David J. “Goose” Lortscher: The Real-Life Top Gun RIO Who Died In His Fifth Ejection

Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun’s Maverick and Goose make one of cinema’s most iconic duos, with the two pilots having complete trust in each other during life-or-death situations. As the duo passes through trials to achieve the TOPGUN status, they’re paired with Iceman to help take down enemy fighters for …

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Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Russian Su-34 Radio Transmission: ‘I’m shot down’

Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Russian Su-34 Radio Transmission: ‘I’m shot down’

Credits: ukrinform A Sukhoi Su-34 bomber plane of the Russian Air Force was shot down by Ukrainian armed forces near Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. The fate of the pilot is unknown. Ukrainian intelligence intercepted radio transmissions between air traffic controllers and the pilot of a Russian Aerospace Forces’ Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback …

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