Raptors & Bears
Following up from our earlier post , we now have a shot (still unofficial) of the Raptor and its prey:
Following up from our earlier post , we now have a shot (still unofficial) of the Raptor and its prey:
From the desk of your favorite IAMD threat analyst:
There are 12 “official Navy†museums in the US – and of these, all but one, the US Navy Museum onboard the Washington Navy Yard in Washington DC, are privately funded. This includes the National Museum of Naval Aviation (NMNA) located on NAS Pensacola, FL where I recently spent some time getting re-acquainted with exhibits…
Two items of note for today’s summary — France may be seriously studying missile defense and Russia’s at it again (re. European Phase Adaptive Approach – PAA). Parlez-vous la Défense de Missile Balistique ? A recent 65-page study on BMD, written by three members of Parliament at a think tank linked to the National Assembly…
[rev_slider ww2flyoer] Special day today in the DMV — 50 aircraft representing all theaters of operation and Services were gathered of a flyover in observation of the 70th Anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany (VE-Day) and the defeat that followed later that summer for Japan. YHS chose to watch the big wings (figure…
J-15s onboard CV 16 Liaoning in 2013 – sporting a familiar tail emblem…
Have been a bit sparing of late on posting here and at USNI, in large part because the day job(s) have been demanding their pound (more like tens of pounds) of flesh. And developments appear to promise a major surge on one front in the next few weeks, so we’ll take advantage of the relative…
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Should say “unworthy” prey Scribe. We didn’t build that fighter to shoot down that P.O.S. ! ;- )
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Well, you know — fish, barrel…sumpthin’ along those lines 😉
– SJS
So… F-4s… F-14s… and now F-22s. Maybe my kids will someday look at a picture of a UCAV intercepting a Bear.