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(Finally) U.S. Air Force to add a new Helmet Mounted Cueing system to the Raptor stealth fighter

March 18, 2013 David Cenciotti 6

Although it is integrated in U.S. F-15C/D, F-16 Block 40 and 50 and F-18C/D/E/F, on the Eurofighter Typhoon and on several other modern planes (including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – with some difficulties), a […]

This B-1 bomber releasing flares during a high-speed flyby is my favourite image of the day

November 13, 2012 David Cenciotti 1

The B-1 has been dubbed as the plane capable to carry the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory. Flares are aerial infrared countermeasures made of a composition based […]