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The flyover was DEATH11, TIGER was parked on the ground.
August 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Nice!! I just saw another 77th FS F-16 today.
USAF F-16C with partial afterburner against a background of buildings and trees.
August 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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The last time I saw this seems like January 2022, but it's been about that long since I actively kept up with this stuff.
x.com/ameliairhear...
Amelia Smith on X: "Today, at least nine NATO and Swedish aircraft flew ISR sorties over Europe: USN P-8As (PS31x, PL31x), EP-3E (LQ36); USAF E-8C (REDEYE6); US Army ARTEMIS (BRIO68); RAF P-8As (STGRY01, STGRY02); Swedish S100D (SVF604), S102B (SVF623). 1/x https://t.co/uF8ERNA4a8" / X
Today, at least nine NATO and Swedish aircraft flew ISR sorties over Europe: USN P-8As (PS31x, PL31x), EP-3E (LQ36); USAF E-8C (REDEYE6); US Army ARTEMIS (BRIO68); RAF P-8As (STGRY01, STGRY02); Swedish S100D (SVF604), S102B (SVF623). 1/x https://t.co/uF8ERNA4a8
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June 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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It's worth mentioning most of their airframes nowadays have been upgraded since this publication.
June 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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I don't know how current this slide is (the slideshow is dated 2012), but this has been one of my main references for a while.
Slide illustrating a US Customs and Border Protection MQ-9A Reaper. Air and Marine Predator B AIR AND MARINE Ku Satellite C-Band Line of Sight UHF/VHF Antenna Beder Pute EO/IR 2 Wulfsberg Antenna 110 Turbine Engine PROVEN FLIGHT SYSTEMS Predator family of aircraft flown by USAF more than 18 years and 2,000,000 hours More than 10,000 hours in border Security/Homeland Security role PREDATOR Wing Span: 66 ft * Length: 36 ft Max Takeoff Weight: 10,500 lb PAYLOADS: Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS-B) EO/IR Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) PERFORMANCE Range: Up to 3200 nm Law enforcement and civilian communications (UHF/VHF) Max Demonstrated Endurance: 21 hrs Ku-band / Iridium satellite communications links Air Speed Max / Transit / Loiter: 240+/180/110 kts MTS-B EO/IR IMAGE LYNX SAR IMAGE ELAND SIGUR US. Customs and Border Protection 10 OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT СВР 104, СВР 108, СВР 110, СВР 119, СВР 125
June 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Some more shots of SSN-23 from yesterday. Really cool to see the way the water moves across the bow.
Just barely sitting out of the water is a large, black submarine. On the right side of the frame is part of the Hood Canal bridge, in the background are green trees and houses. Just barely sitting out of the water is a large, black submarine. In the background are green trees and houses.
March 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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What a nice collection there!
March 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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H/t @srplanespotter.bsky.social for bringing my attention to this!
March 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Photos of the missile fragments posted to Twitter by @qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social clearly shows the model number of R-9X.
A mangled fragment of an AGM-114R-9X Hellfire missile with debris strewn around it. Text printed on the side of the fragment reads: N: 13707784 M-114R-9x 409917 GP19G836M094
March 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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That Global Hawk is just doing it's regular training but that Reaper is one of CBP's Guardians stationed at Grand Forks AFB. Nice find!
February 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM