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Striking Flankers, Part 2
Artwork Gallery of Su-27 "Flanker"-family of fighters in Russian and foreign service.
Apr 30, 2006, 01:33

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Striking Flankers, Part 1
Artwork Gallery of Su-27 "Flanker"-family of fighters in Russian and foreign service.
Feb 5, 2006, 09:31

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Exotic Fulcrums
Artwork-Gallery of MiG-29s in world-wide service.
Oct 31, 2005, 02:06

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French ECM-pods
An illustrated review of most important French-made ECM-pods in world-wide service
Sep 12, 2005, 10:08

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Lockheed F-94 Starfire
Today almost forgotten, the F-94 Starfire interceptor was a vital asset of the USAF and NAG in the 1950s and 1960s, respectivelly. The following photographs were supplied by the son of a former USAF F-94-pilot.
Mar 14, 2005, 13:00

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The Soviet Navy ‘Forger’: Yak-36M, Yak-38, Yak-38U and Yak-38M
Yakovlev Yak-38 in Operations with Soviet Navy
Nov 27, 2004, 03:14

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Mil-Helicopters in World-Wide Service, Part 3
Gallery of artworks, showing Mi-8/17s and Mi-24/25/35s of different air forces. Part 3 covers Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen (North and South), Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe.
Nov 26, 2004, 06:53

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Mil-Helicopters in World-Wide Service, Part 2
Gallery of artworks, showing Mi-8/17s and Mi-24/25/35s of different air forces. Part 2 covers Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, (Former East) Germany, Iraq, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Namibia, Nicaragua, and Nigeria
Nov 26, 2004, 06:47

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Mil-Helicopters in World-Wide Service, Part 1
Gallery of artworks, showing Mi-8/17s and Mi-24/25/35s of different air forces. Part 1 covers Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Burkina Faso, CIA (USA), Congo-Brazzaville, DR Congo (Zaire), Croatia, Cote d'Ivoire, and Cuba
Nov 26, 2004, 06:39

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Bomarc
An illustrated history of a significant, but little-known USAF Surface-to-Air Missile.
Nov 26, 2004, 06:32

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Falcon and Genie: Two Little-Known US Air-to-Air Missiles
Pictorial report about the nuclear-tipped Gene and also teh Falcon-family of US air-to-air missiles.
Aug 10, 2004, 05:57

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Bear Hunters, Part 5: ASW Style
Portfolio of photograhps from interceptions of Soviet submarines and warships by US reconnaissance aircraft during the Cold War.
Aug 10, 2004, 05:55

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F-14 Tomcat with USN, Part 4
Markings of USN Tomcats through the last 30 years. Part 4 covers VF-154 thru VF-302 and different test, evaluation, and aggressor outfits and camouflage colours.
Feb 1, 2004, 19:50

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F-14 Tomcat with USN, Part 3
Markings of USN Tomcats through the last 30 years. Part 3 covers VF-102 thru VF-143.
Feb 1, 2004, 19:41

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F-14 Tomcat with USN, Part 2
Markings of USN Tomcats through the last 30 years. Part 2 covers VF-32 thru VF-101.
Feb 1, 2004, 19:30

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F-14 Tomcat with USN, Part 1
Markings of USN Tomcats through the last 30 years. Part 1 covers VF-1 thru VF-31.
Feb 1, 2004, 19:21

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Sukhoi Su-30 MKI
A detailed look at the specifications of the Su-30MKI's entering service with the Indian Air Force. This "westernised" version of the Flanker seems to be the most capable of this family of ex-Soviet and now Russian fighters and blends its excellent flight characteristics with French cockpit avionics and pioneering Thrust Vectoring thechnology.
Jan 7, 2004, 17:10

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Portfolio: RQ-1 Predators in USAF service
The RQ-1 Predator is a small but highly important UAV, which - although meanwhile being operated in large numbers - is not yet even officially in service with the USAF!
Dec 18, 2003, 07:18

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Potfolio: SAM-sites through History, Part 2
Photographs of different SAM- and AAA-sites and SAM-related equipment of the last 40 years
Dec 18, 2003, 05:56

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Portfolio: SAM-sites through History, Part 1
Photographs of different SAM- and AAA-sites of the last 40 years
Dec 18, 2003, 05:55

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Mirage F.1s in Combat
Different versions of Mirage F.1 have seen combat in a number of conflicts: almost every user has deployed them in a war, crisis, or some kind of emergency. This is a short report about some of these cases.
Nov 25, 2003, 03:02

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New F-16s
Photographic gallery of the newest generation of F-16s that is about to enter service with the air forces of Greece, Israel, and UAE.
Nov 25, 2003, 02:32

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Gone With the Wind
Short history of cases in which high-technology ended in the "wrong hands".
Nov 20, 2003, 08:06

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Portfolio: USN "Aggressors"
Portfolio: USN "Aggressors"
Nov 20, 2003, 08:05

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 9: UK
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom in Service with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force
Nov 16, 2003, 17:54

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 8: Spain & Turkey
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs in service with the Spanish and Turkish Air Force
Nov 16, 2003, 17:48

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 7: South Korea
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs in service with air force of the Republic of Korea
Nov 16, 2003, 17:40

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 6: Iran
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs in service with the Iranian Air Force
Nov 16, 2003, 17:31

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 5: Greece
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom in service with the Greek Air Force
Nov 16, 2003, 17:28

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 4: Japan
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in service with the Japan Self-Defence Force/Air Force.
Nov 16, 2003, 17:20

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 3: Israel
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs in service with the Israeli Air Force.
Nov 16, 2003, 16:26

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 2: Germany
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms in German service.
Nov 16, 2003, 14:08

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Phantoms Phorever, Part 1: Australia & Egypt
Phantoms in service with Australian and Egyptian Air Forces.
Nov 16, 2003, 14:07

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Dassault Rafale
Exclusive insight into Dassault Rafale, France's next generation fighter designed to replace a wide range of aircraft from Super Etendards to Mirage 2000s
Oct 26, 2003, 14:11

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MiG-29M2
Georg Mader was invited by MiG RSK to make a flight with the newest MiG-29M-2 multi-role fighter. Here his report.
Oct 26, 2003, 14:10

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MiG-21, Part 2
Summary of the MiG-21-development through the last 50 years; Part 2 deals with the so-called "2nd Generation" of MiG-21-variants and Chinese versions

Oct 24, 2003, 16:43

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MiG-21, Part 1
Summary of the MiG-21-development through the last 50 years
Oct 7, 2003, 18:31

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Su-27: Russia's Top Fighter of the Cold War?
A study of the Su-27 and comparission with the MiG-29. Which was really a more valuable aircraft for the Soviet war machine?
Oct 7, 2003, 18:30

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Bear Hunters, Part 4
Additional photographs from interceptions of Soviet maritime patrol- and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as bombers during the Cold War
Sep 30, 2003, 12:55

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Bear Hunters, Part 3: Collision with Flanker
In 1987 a Norwegian P-3B and a Soviet Su-27 collided over the Barents Sea. Here a series of photographs taken by the crew of the P-3B during this "engagement"
Sep 29, 2003, 12:42

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Bear Hunters, Part 2: Korean Style
Portfolio of photograhps from interceptions of Soviet maritime patrol- and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as bombers during the Cold War; Part 2 deals with interceptions by fighters of the South Korean Air Force
Sep 29, 2003, 12:34

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Bear-Hunters, Part 1
Portfolio of photograhps from interceptions of Soviet maritime patrol- and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as bombers during the Cold War
Sep 29, 2003, 12:16

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The Big "MiG"-Question
Ideas and Commentaries regarding Modification of Soviet/Russian-built aircraft with Western Avionics and other sub-systems
Jan 14, 2003, 21:34

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Kfir C.10
Iain Norman offers an insight into what is known about the latest version of the Israeli Aircraft Industries Kfir fighter-bomber, which has got significantly improved avionics when compared to earlier variants
Jan 9, 2003, 20:25

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MiG-29 Fulcrum
Observations about one of the most widespread interceptors in service today by Leszek "Keshel" Pawlowski
Jan 9, 2003, 20:04


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Pharewell to 337's Phantoms...
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