If anyone wants to post their photos to the internet, I got into an album program with an admin password and have created an open album for anyone who wants to post their photos. It does not need an ID or password - anyone can post photos there. Go to http://billandkent.com/gallery/album01. Once...

Thirteenth Report The contribution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to ISTAR capability http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmdfence/535/535.pdf PHOENIX UNABLE TO OPERATE DUE HEAT IN IRAQ THE PHOENIX UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE , WHICH COST AN ESTIMATED 300,000 POUNDS EACH AND WAS...

To The Nearest Tenth of a Mile, What is the Maximum Range of a AIM-54A Phoenix Air to Air Missile? Do you understand why the exact answer might be classified?

PHL Photos November 30 2006 Link: http://phlairline.com/spotter/113006.html

Here's an interesting tidbit that I got while reading Airtime's book about the Phantom (looks great so far). Apparantly, during the preliminary design stage, McDonnell and an aide went around talking to naval aviators to see what they wanted. Then, they talked to the aviators' wives about...

Hi all, I had a great opportunity yesterday. I'm a hornet driver by trade, and got a chance to fly the F-4 on a qual/eval as part of the test pilot school course. After trying to flare on my first several landings like the Air Force IP in the back seat wanted, I planted my last landing pretty...

While visiting the flightline at NAS Fallon in early September, I photographed a Phantom taking off. On examining the photo today, it appears to be an F-4E from the nose configuration. Also, it's a darker grey than the navy aircraft in other photos. Does anyone have any thoughts on what this...

In a previously unreported comment, U.S. Centcom commander Gen. David Petraeus said last week that the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, has the capability to overpower Iran's Air Force. "The Emirati Air Force itself could take out the entire Iranian Air Force, I believe,...

We wouldn't be getting our troops killed/maimed/psychologically scarred in Iraq if we hadn't gone in there for Israel to begin with (scroll down to the 'A Clean Break' post at http://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM). Check out the following as well.. Keep in mind that courageous American Jew (Jack...

Since there are several US flyers with naval aviation backgrounds on this group, I thought I would post this just in case anyone here was affected but didn't get the word yet: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/07/AR2006070700945.html "Personal records for every Navy...

In a group I frequent we are plagued with some-one who has begun claiming that he is a 'naval aviator'. Excerpts from his posts as to his knowledge of the Principles of Flight and his (Claim1) of military service. In (Claim2) he backs away from an original 'pilot' claim and (Claim3) demonstrates...

There's a very interesting article in the current issue of Combat Aircraft, Vol 7, No. 6. It's by Tom Cooper and Liam F. Devlin and titled "Iran: A Formidable Opponent?" The article is about Iran's current air force capabilities, specifically focusing on the Tomcats in Iranian service (it is in...

Perfect Storm Brewing in the Persian Gulf http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?p=309246#309246

People Make the City: Insights on joint urban operations from Afghanistan and Iraq. RAND. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG428.2.pdf

Bloomberg News 2008-01-16 22:44 (New York) Pentagon Will Keep Lockheed Martin F-22 Production Line Open By Tony Capaccio The Pentagon has decided to extend Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 stealth fighter production line beyond 2011 when the last aircraft under a current three-year contract are...

Inside the Air Force - 10/31/2008 - Adjust Text Size + Replacing TTNT on fifth-gen fighters IN DRAMATIC SHIFT, PENTAGON SELECTS MADL AS DATALINK FOR STEALTH JETS In a major change of course, the Pentagon has decided to equip all stealth aircraft with Northrop Grumman’s Multifunction Advanced...

Inside the Air Force - 3/6/2009 PENTAGON SEEKS F-22A COST PROPOSALS TO EXTEND PRODUCTION INTO FY-10 The Pentagon has asked Lockheed Martin to submit proposals for the production of additional F-22As in fiscal year 2010, a move designed to give the Obama administration a range of options in...

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18217613.htm US to warn Iran with naval buildup in Gulf- CBS 19 Dec 2006 03:28:31 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is planning a major buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Gulf as a warning to Iran, CBS

PENTAGON CUTS $1.1 BILLION FROM MARINE CORPS' OSPREY PROGRAM The Defense Department is cutting $1.1 billion from the Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey program, which could lead naval officials to significantly curtail the number of tiltrotors DOD buys in the coming years...The Navy Department, which...

PENTAGON CONSIDERING MILITARY BUILD UP AGAINST IRAN (Scroll down to comments section - see page 2 of the comments section as well): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/12/19/pentagon-considering-mili_n_36717.html Here is a tinyURL for the above one: http://tinyurl.com/yz97q7