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F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missile for the First Time
Military Aviation / Weapons
F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missile for the First Time
A quick look at why the GAU-8/A Avenger Gun is Mounted Left of the A-10 Warthog Centerline
Military Aviation / Weapons
Did you know the A-10 Warthog’s GAU-8/A Avenger Gun had to be destabilized a little to get more Bullet Dispersion because it was Too Precise?
The US Navy Designed a New 105mm Gun for AC-130 and delivered it to the US Air Force to replace the Gunship’s M102 Howitzer and M137A1 recoil mechanism
Military Aviation / Weapons
The US Navy Designed a New 105mm Gun for AC-130 and delivered it to the US Air Force to replace the Gunship’s M102 Howitzer and M137A1 recoil mechanism
The F-22 Raptor could get both an IRST Sensor and a Helmet-Mounted Display and Targeting System
Military Aviation / Weapons
The F-22 Raptor could get both an IRST Sensor and a Helmet-Mounted Display and Targeting System
Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons
Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy
Falcon Frustration: the F-4D, the AIM-4D and the mission that prevented Robin Olds from becoming a jet ace
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons
Falcon Frustration: the F-4D, the AIM-4D and the mission that prevented Robin Olds from becoming a jet ace
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A-10 pilot explains why Warthog drivers often boresight the AGM-65 Maverick on wingman rather than on a ground target
Military Aviation / Weapons
A-10 pilot explains why Warthog drivers often boresight the AGM-65 Maverick on wingman rather than on a ground target
391st Fighter Squadron F-15Es are the first aircraft of an operational unit to drop the GBU-53/B StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II
Military Aviation / Weapons
391st Fighter Squadron F-15Es are the first aircraft of an operational unit to drop the GBU-53/B StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II
World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons
World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’
F-15E Strike Eagle releases USAF new GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator 5,000-pound bunker buster
Military Aviation / Weapons
F-15E Strike Eagle releases USAF new GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator 5,000-pound bunker buster
Lockheed Martin Delivers Airborne High Energy Laser To USAF For Flight Testing On AC-130J Gunship
Military Aviation / Weapons
Lockheed Martin Delivers Airborne High Energy Laser To USAF For Flight Testing On AC-130J Gunship
F-15E Strike Eagles demonstrate new tactics for employing modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 JDAMs on maritime targets
Military Aviation / Weapons
F-15E Strike Eagles demonstrate new tactics for employing modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 JDAMs on maritime targets
Remembering the Lockheed Sea Shadow, the ship that used the same stealth technology of the F-117 Nighthawk
U.S. Navy / Weapons
Remembering the Lockheed Sea Shadow, the ship that used the same stealth technology of the F-117 Nighthawk
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For the first time, an F-15C has shot down a QF-16 with an AIM-120 cued by Legion Pod IRST
Military Aviation / Weapons
For the first time, an F-15C has shot down a QF-16 with an AIM-120 cued by Legion Pod IRST
US Navy launched an AGM-88G AARGM-ER for the first time
Military Aviation / Weapons
US Navy launched an AGM-88G AARGM-ER for the first time
AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile flight test fails again after rocket motor did not ignite
Military Aviation / Weapons
AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile flight test fails again after rocket motor did not ignite
48$ Million A-10 Re-Winging Contract Awarded to CPI Aerostructures
Military Aviation / Weapons
Former A-10 pilot: ‘Yes, you can fire the GAU-8A Avenger gun while the Warthog is inverted but you’d better not do it. And here’s why.”
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