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FLIR Video Shows SR-71 Blackbird Flying In Formation With F/A-18 Hornet

FLIR Video Shows SR-71 Blackbird Flying In Formation With F/A-18 Hornet

Credits: Russ Prechtl The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft throughout its nearly 24-year career. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. And in the off chance an enemy tried to shoot it down …

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Video Shows Plane Shooting Down Drone With A High-powered Laser

Video Shows Plane Shooting Down Drone With A High-powered Laser

Credits: Ministry of Defense Israeli defense contractor Elbit released a video of its high-power airborne laser shooting down simulated enemy drones. The High-Power Laser Weapon System was installed on a Cessna aircraft equipped with advanced sensors and tracking systems and used to engage multiple drones at various ranges and altitudes. …

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Cold War-era F-104 Starfighter For Sale For $850,000

Cold War-era F-104 Starfighter For Sale For $850,000

CF-104D 104633/N104 at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. (photo via Platinum Fighter Sales) Platinum Fighter Sales is selling a flyable cold war-era F-104 starfighter fighter jet for sale for $850,000. The Aircraft in question is a Royal Canadian Air Force / Royal Norwegian Air Force CF-104D 104633/N104. Lockheed built …

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Watch: B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Walkaround Tour

B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Walkaround Tour

Airmen assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron prepare to fly a B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 13, 2020. Bomber Task Force missions help maintain global stability and security while enabling units to become familiar with operations in different regions. (U.S. …

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South Korea Release Promo Video Of New KF-21 Hawk Fighter Jet

South Korea Release Promo Video Of New KF-21 Hawk Fighter Jet

Credits: 방위사업청 The Republic of South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration released a promotional video showing a new twin-engine jet next-generation indigenous KF-21 Boramae (Hawk). The KF-21 is a multi-role fighter jet and the outcome of the KF-X aircraft development program which has been pursued since 2016. Indonesia has promised …

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Watch: AV-8B Harrier Use The Meatball To Land On An Amphibious Assault Ship

Watch: AV-8B Harrier Use The Meatball To Land On An Amphibious Assault Ship

Left: A Harrier making an approach to an LHD in the Mediterranean with the deck lights and IFLOS illuminated. Right—The IFLOS layout. The center vertical strip provides critical glideslope positioning information – SEAFORCES.ORG/VLADSINGER VIA WIKICOMMONS The interesting video in this article is is featuring an American AV-8B Harrier jet apparently …

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