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CIAS 2011 – Canadian International Air Show

Oct 15

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A-10, AIRSHOWS, Canada, Canadian, CT-114 / CL-41, CV-22, F/A-18 / CF-18 / CF-188, LISTEN, PLS 3 / SLP 3, RCAF, Su-26/Su-29/Su-31, V-22 | No Comments

The Canadian International Air Show took place in Toronto last month.

The CIAS line-up featured the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Snowbirds; CF-18 Hornets; US Marine tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey; USAF A-10 Thunderbolt; the American team Heavy Metal, and its L-39 Albatross & a T-33 Shooting Star; a Pitts Special S-1-11B SS or Model 11 “Super Stinker”; an Avro Lancaster; the CFB Trenton SkyHawks – the Canadian Forces Parachute Demonstration Team; a Zivko Edge 540 flown by Pete McLeod; the Misty Blues all woman skydiving team; a Sukhoi SU-26M flown by Rick Volker; an H-101 Salto sailplane flown by Manfred Radius; and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets on the Bellanca 8GCBC Scout tow plane and the Schweizer SGS 2-33A Glider.

Watch the video with interviews:

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Iraqi and Lebanese AF Hellfire capability from Caravan aircraft !

Dec 5

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AC-208, AGM-114, AIRCREW, American, Arab-Israeli conflict, B2, Cameras, Caravan, CAS, EO/IR, Iraq, Iraqi AF, ISR, LAF, Lebanon, LISTEN, Misc., Pilots, PLS 3 / SLP 3, READ, Sensors, USAF | No Comments

Hellfire missile launched from Cessna AC-208 "Caravan" ©US Army/Sgt. Brandon Bolick

The Iraqi and Lebanese air forces have been fielded with a few Cessna AC-208Bs “Caravan” – Light ISR (Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance)/ ground-attack aircraft. In order to perform their missions, they feature an MX-15D camera/laser target designator along with anti-tank AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.

Some may be astonished at discovering such combination – a light transport aircraft carrying a high-tech weapon system. However, the “Combat Caravan” flies faster than the Apache AH-64 which is used to launch Hellfire anti-tank missiles. After all, the Cessna seems to be a good choice for such purpose.

An Iraqi Air Force crew tracked and destroyed a target during a drill a few weeks ago. This exercise was carried out in partnership with the USAF 521st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron in Iraq as shown in the video below:

Another test had been carried out within the Lebanese Air Force a few months before (in Arabic):

AC-208-Caravan-and-Hellfire © Sgt. Brandon Bolick

AGM-114 Hellfire © Stahlkocher/Wikimedia

Special thanks to JoseM-SGP who passed the news on. Please, visit his website :

Sandglass Patrol as well as his Twitter account: @JoseM_SGP. Thank you very much indeed.

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Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot – Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft

Oct 3

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A2, Belarusian AF, Chechen campaign, Erithrea-Ethiopia, Iran-Iraq, Kazakh AF, Peruvian AF, PKAF, PLS 2 / SLP 2, READ, Russian AF, Soviet. (1979-89), Su-25 / Su-28, Ukrainian AF | No Comments

Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot - Infographic © RIA Novosti http://rian.ru

Infographic: RIA Novosti courtesy. Click on the picture above to enlarge it.

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US AIR FORCE CORE FUNCTIONS

May 24

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AC-130, AIM-120, ARMS, B-2, B2, C-130, C-130H, C-130J, C-17, C-27J, C-5, CSAR, Cyber warfare, DETERRENCE, EC-130H, F-15, F-22, F-35, FAC, HH-60, Iraq war, ISR, LGM-30, MQ-9, OEF, PLS 4 / SLP 4, READ, RQ-4, SAR, Strategy, T-38, UH-1, USA, USAF, USAFA | No Comments

U.S. Air Force Link courtesy - www.af.mil

Click on the picture above, or the summary below to read about the US AIR FORCE CORE FUNCTIONS:

Nuclear Deterrence Operations

Special Operations

Air Superiority

Global Integrated ISR

Space Superiority

Command and Control

Cyberspace Superiority

Personnel Recovery

Global Precision Attack

Building Partnerships

Rapid Global Mobility

Agile Combat Support

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Russian arsenal to be displayed on 9th May 2010

May 1

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A-50, A2, AIRSHOWS, An-124 / An-225, ARMS, ARMY, Choppers, Il-78, Il-80, Infographics, Ka-27 / Ka-32/25/28/29, Ka-50/Ka-52, Mi-24/Mi-25/Mi-35, Mi-26, Mi-28, Mi-8 / Mi-17 /Mi-18,19,171,172, MiG-25/MiG-31, MiG-29 / MiG-35, NAVY, Planes, PLS 2 / SLP 2, READ, RUSSIA, Russian AF, Su-24, Su-25 / Su-28, Su-27/Su-30/Su-34/Su-35/J-11, T-90, Tu-160, Tu-22, Tu-95/Tu-142/Tu-20, WW2, Yak-130 | No Comments

Military hardware to take part in VE-Day parade

01:47 01/05/2010 Description of military hardware to take part in VE-Day parade on Red Square on May 9, 2010>>

Other news of the day

Click on the picture above. Once on the infographic, click on the arrows on your right to scroll the aircraft, vehicules, tanks, and weapons that are to be shown that day. Then, hover over (or put your pointer on) the object to read its characteristics

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USAF publication – Airman online

Feb 2

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A-10, A-7 Corsair II, AIRFRAME, ARMS, B-1, B-17, B-2, C-130, C-5, C1, F-111, F-15, F-16, MRO, PLS 4 / SLP 4, R&D, READ, TECHNICAL English, USAF, USAFA, West Point | No Comments

www.af.mil courtesy

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