The Awesome Military Photo Thread

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LOCKHEED M-21 (carrying D-21 drone)
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D-21 Drone

And this machines were designed more than 40 ago!

 

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Floating fortress ... HMS Ocean is escorted through the Thames Barrier
Published: 05th May 2012 , By DAVID WILLETTS, Defence Correspondent - THE Sun .

 

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Thousands of tanks, trucks, trailers and other military vehicles line a staging area at the U.S. Army's Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Most of the vehicles and combat equipment that are off-loaded from MSC ships at the Port of Ash Shuaybah make a stop at Camp Arifjan before being routed to their final destination in the Middle East.
File photo

 

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The ceiling-mounted fire suppression system at this Eglin Air Force Base hangar was set off by a welders spark; submerging an A-10 Warthog, an F-16 Viper and an F-15 Eagle sitting inside the massive hangar in foam in a matter of minutes

Read more: http://defensetech.org/#ixzz1v70QU68e
Defense.org

 

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Both variants , littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1) and USS Independence (LCS 2) at sea together .

 

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Classy picture: A CH-47 Chinook at night

 

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F-22 Raptor

 

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Air burst munition

 

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B-2 Bomber

 

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Vapour cone on F-22

 

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F-18

 

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Osprey landing on USS Wasp

 

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 20, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 flies supersonic over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an air power demonstration for embarked tiger cruise participants. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a tiger cruise after completing a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans)

 

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F-18

With the introduction of EMALs on carriers this iconic shot (steam engulfed jet readying to be catapulted) is bound to disappear. I guess Hollywood cannot anymore shoot Topgun-like movie with the hotshot pilot on Ray Ban Aviator sunglasses appearing from behind the curtain of steam...

 

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AH 64D Apache Longbow

 

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F-14-Tomcat

 

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