The Beast Mode configuration consists of six inert 500-pound GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, four loaded externally on the wings and two internally…
GBU-12
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The story of the F-15E crews who flew the longest fighter combat sortie ever
by Dario Leone`Crockett 51/52s” historic flight had seen the F-15E fighter bombers refuel no fewer than 12 times, each refuelling giving them an…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USN F/A-18 Pilot killed in A-29 Crash Initiated Ejection Below Recommended Minimum Altitude
by Dario LeoneThe mission was a continuation training sortie in support of the Light Attack Experiment Phase II. An Air Force Materiel Command…
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For the past 10 years MQ-9 aircrew have been employing AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, but the JDAM brings…
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The Paragon direct attack munition is an affordable, effective alternative to current dual-mode weapons Lockheed Martin has announced in a press…
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To make training more realistic, A-10 pilots shot inert 30 millimeter training rounds at unmanned boats positioned in the Gulf of…
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Military Aviation
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE CF-18 HORNETS CONDUCT LIVE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE TESTS AT TYNDALL AFB
by Dario LeoneDuring their stay at Tyndall Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s fired 22 missiles for tactical evaluation As reported by Airman 1st Class…