NEWS about real life military event.. in short.

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to my suprise.. S-3B Viking retired! and the ASW job will be taken over by F-35C!
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish ... 017005.php

and.. LHA Tarawa discommisoned!

[Luk]

Hi all.
perhaps it is offtopic, but there is another "real military event". I saw a few Gripen dogfights just above my head in Saturday.
Czech fighter pilots are practiseing very often in north-east Bohemia (main part of the Czech republic).
If I go there, I hear them every day (in good weather I see them every day).
Pictures crated by cheap-old digi BenQ camera....



http://members.upc.cz/francek/dogfight/ ... fight.html
Luk

[derStef]

cool pix Luk!

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wow..with this level of resolution you can identify and fire a MANPADS or Electro-opitc guided SAM!!

[derStef]

wow..with this level of resolution you can identify and fire a MANPADS or Electro-opitc guided SAM!!

IF you have one..

[Luk]

wow..with this level of resolution you can identify and fire a MANPADS or Electro-opitc guided SAM!!

So, I wanted to try it...I have bought one shoulder lunched SAM in black market. Here is the shot, just before L159B's left wing hit...:


Seriously - there was an open day in the Czech AB Caslav yesterday.(Caslav - Chotusice in Falcon 4 world)



L159 Alcas bombed runway and Hinds attacked some offending troopers...


Some good old (and young) stuff...


Sorry for perhaps too "personal" attemp - just wanted to share some AC photos...
Luk

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nice pic ... how about close-up of L-159 pit?

[Luk]

... how about close-up of L-159 pit?

For child - it was suitable
For me it was quite small - as usual in combat airplane (I know only Mig21,23 and Su7 pit personaly).
Perhaps some smaller pilot is handling this machine, because I had to bend down a little to aim throught the HUD (I am 182cm). But Ifelt, there is more space around then for example in Mig21pit.

conclusion - I was lucky, I can sit in it
Luk

[Luk]

Ouch I am sorry, I totaly missed your demand. It is by reason of my English. Ok, I have only the published view with my son, but in much better quality. I could adjust colors and contrast a little bit and make it clearly demonstration. But the pit will be still switched off.
So here are some web picts:




Some higher resolution photos here:
http://www.aero.cz/en/photos.html

Luk

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thoughts and findings about latest hot spots..

1. Recently India deploys more su30MKI and six army divisions to China-India border..Arunachal Pradesh area, where first china-indo war broke out in 1962. next hot spot? After China completing a railroad to Tibet last year, PLA has mobilized more units into this area as well..

A futuristic, or ficitional conflict in this area will composed of flankers, modern mechanized units, and mountain corps/airmobile units.

2. South china sea is another hot spot. PLA just hold a joint exercise deep into this area..fighter, bomber, tanker, ships, and amphibious units all joined this exercise.. seesms to be a signal to SEA countries..

most PLA units probably launched from Hainan island, two naval bases labeled as red dots.

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http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ost4726238

After a loooooooooong waiting, Russia reveal its 5th fighter today.. many news picture and maiden flight video can be found on the net..looks like a hybrid of F22 and Su27. So far the real thing shows some differences from all circulating 3-views.. in canopy shape, strake, mainwing and stablizer shape..hmm..got to wait a better 3-view out.