
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
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Royal Air Force Flight Lts. James Freeborough, pilot, and Stewart Lawson, weapons officer, position their Tornado GR-4 behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T Stratotanker for an air refueling. After refueling, the Tornado will roll out to rejoin the close air support mission at a lower altitude Ð part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Tornado and crew are from the 617 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, UK and deployed to a location in Southwest Asia. Two F-16CG Fighting Falcons, from the 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City, can bee seen below and behind the Tornados, waiting for their air refueling over central Iraq. . This Air National Guard unit is deployed to Balad Air Base Iraq.
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Royal Air Force Flight Lts. James Freeborough, pilot, and Stewart Lawson, weapons officer, position their Tornado GR-4 behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T Stratotanker for an air refueling. After refueling, the Tornado will roll out to rejoin the close air support mission at a lower altitude Ð part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Tornado and crew are from the 617 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, UK and deployed to a location in Southwest Asia. Two F-16CG Fighting Falcons, from the 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City, can bee seen below and behind the Tornados, waiting for their air refueling over central Iraq. . This Air National Guard unit is deployed to Balad Air Base Iraq.
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Northrop Grumman X-47B, unmanned combat aircraft
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Camouflage
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Camouflage
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Northrop Grumman X-47B, unmanned combat aircraft
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The first landings by 6 Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon at RAF Leuchars 10th September 2010
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The first landings by 6 Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon at RAF Leuchars 10th September 2010
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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conducts flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14, 2018. The F-35 is designed to provide the pilot with unsurpassed situational awareness, positive target identification and precision strike in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)
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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conducts flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14, 2018. The F-35 is designed to provide the pilot with unsurpassed situational awareness, positive target identification and precision strike in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)
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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird refuelling in the air
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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird refuelling in the air
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Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Bomber
Bild: © Airman 1st Class Gerald Willis / 36th Wing Public Affairs / Digital / Public Domain

Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Bomber
Bild: © Airman 1st Class Gerald Willis / 36th Wing Public Affairs / Digital / Public Domain

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor, from the 199th Fighter Squadron, flies behind a Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 11, 2018, during fighter-exercise Sentry Aloha near the Hawaiian Islands. Sentry Aloha provides tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and other Department of Defense services to provide U.S. warfighters with the skill sets necessary to perform their homeland defense and overseas combat missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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U.S. Soldiers with the 7th Army Training Command participate in the Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year Competition held at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany on June 17, 2020. The competitors will be tested on their skills and abilities with weapons knowledge, critical thinking exercises, formal board interviews, land navigation, and written exams just to name a few events. (U.S. Army Photo by SPC Esmeralda Cervantes)
Bild: © Spc. Esmeralda Cervantes / Joint Multinational Readiness Ce / Digital / Public Domain

180925-N-ZZ999-015 NORTH ATLANTIC (Sept. 25, 2018) An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet takes off from the Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). The F-35B Lightning IIs aboard Elizabeth lay the foundation for the next 50 years of fixed wing aviation in support of the United Kingdom's carrier strike capability. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Royal navy by PO Arron Hoare/Released)
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NATO Drone
Bild: © OR-7 Pia Dunkel / NATO - Supreme Headquarters Alli / Digital / Public Domain

190227-N-FC670-255 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2019) The Independence variant littoral combat ships USS Independence (LCS 2), left, USS Manchester (LCS 14), center, and USS Tulsa (LCS 16), right, sail in formation in the eastern Pacific. LCS are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe/Released)
Bild: © Chief Petty Officer Shannon Renf / Commander, Littoral Combat Ship / Digital / Public Domain

Northrop Grumman X-47B, unmanned combat aircraft
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U.S. Soldiers with the 7th Army Training Command participate in the Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year Competition held at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany on June 17, 2020. The competitors will be tested on their skills and abilities with weapons knowledge, critical thinking exercises, formal board interviews, land navigation, and written exams just to name a few events. (U.S. Army Photo by SPC Esmeralda Cervantes)
Bild: © Spc. Esmeralda Cervantes / Joint Multinational Readiness Ce / Digital / Public Domain

190227-N-FC670-255 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2019) The Independence variant littoral combat ships USS Independence (LCS 2), left, USS Manchester (LCS 14), center, and USS Tulsa (LCS 16), right, sail in formation in the eastern Pacific. LCS are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe/Released)
Bild: © Chief Petty Officer Shannon Renf / Commander, Littoral Combat Ship / Digital / Public Domain

NATO Drone
Bild: © OR-7 Pia Dunkel / NATO - Supreme Headquarters Alli / Digital / Public Domain

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator conducts a touch and go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The aircraft, nicknamed Salty Dog 501, made its debut aboard George H.W. Bush with seven touch and go landings. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)
Bild: © MC2 Tony D. Curtis / U.S. Navy / Digital / Public Domain

A French Tiger helicopter secures the landing of infantrymen on the beach of Trondheim Fjord, in Norway, during exercise Trident Juncture 18. With around 50,000 personnel participating in Trident Juncture 2018, it is one of the largest NATO exercises in recent years. Around 250 aircraft, 65 vessels and more than 10,000 vehicles are involved in the exercise in Norway. Photo by OR-8 Sebastien Raffin / French A, Allied Air Command
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A French Tiger helicopter secures the landing of infantrymen on the beach of Trondheim Fjord, in Norway, during exercise Trident Juncture 18. With around 50,000 personnel participating in Trident Juncture 2018, it is one of the largest NATO exercises in recent years. Around 250 aircraft, 65 vessels and more than 10,000 vehicles are involved in the exercise in Norway. Photo by OR-8 Sebastien Raffin / French A, Allied Air Command
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RAF 3 (F) Squadron Typhoon over the dubai desert on a training exercise and participating at the Dubai airshow. The Typhoon is based at RAF Coningsby, Lincoln, England and is flying with Drop tanks and Litening pod.
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RAF 3 (F) Squadron Typhoon over the dubai desert on a training exercise and participating at the Dubai airshow. The Typhoon is based at RAF Coningsby, Lincoln, England and is flying with Drop tanks and Litening pod.
Bild: © Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA / Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT, INC. / Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT, INC. / Copyright©2009 Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT, All Rights Reserved

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor, from the 199th Fighter Squadron, flies behind a Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 11, 2018, during fighter-exercise Sentry Aloha near the Hawaiian Islands. Sentry Aloha provides tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and other Department of Defense services to provide U.S. warfighters with the skill sets necessary to perform their homeland defense and overseas combat missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Bild: © Senior Airman John Linzmeier / 154th Wing Public Affairs / Digital / Public Domain

Northrop Grumman X-47B, unmanned combat aircraft
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Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Bomber
Bild: © Mauricio Campino / 436th Airlift Wing / Digital / Public Domain

180925-N-ZZ999-015 NORTH ATLANTIC (Sept. 25, 2018) An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet takes off from the Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). The F-35B Lightning IIs aboard Elizabeth lay the foundation for the next 50 years of fixed wing aviation in support of the United Kingdom's carrier strike capability. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Royal navy by PO Arron Hoare/Released)
Bild: © U.S. Navy / Digital / Public Domain

Eurofighter Typhoon in flight
Bild: © Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT,INC. / ©2011 Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT, / D3s/2010344 / Copyright©2011 Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT, All Rights Reserved

ILA Opening tour with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz @ Bundeswehr
Bild: © Volkmar Ottto / Messe Berlin GmbH / Messe Berlin GmbH / © Messe Berlin GmbH

ILA Opening tour with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz @ Bundeswehr
Bild: © Volkmar Ottto / Messe Berlin GmbH / Messe Berlin GmbH / © Messe Berlin GmbH

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator conducts a touch and go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The aircraft, nicknamed Salty Dog 501, made its debut aboard George H.W. Bush with seven touch and go landings. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)
Bild: © MC2 Tony D. Curtis / U.S. Navy / Digital / Public Domain

Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Bomber
Bild: © Mauricio Campino / 436th Airlift Wing / Digital / Public Domain

The primary mission of the MQ-1 Predator is interdiction and conducting armed reconnaissance against critical, perishable targets. When the MQ-1 is not actively pursuing its primary mission, it provides reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in support of the Joint Forces commander.
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Eurofighter Typhoon in flight
Bild: © Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT,INC. / ©2011 Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT, / D3s/2010344 / Copyright©2011 Katsuhiko TOKUNAGA/DACT, All Rights Reserved

The 163rd Reconnaissance Wing MQ-1 Predator is shown during post flight inspection at dusk from Southern California Logistics Airport (formerly George Air Force Base) in Victorville, Calif., Jan. 7, 2012.
Bild: © Master Sgt. Stanley Thompson / U.S. Air Force / Digital / Public Domain

The Navy's newest littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) arrives in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., April 2, 2010. The Independence was on the way to Norfolk, Va., for commencement of initial testing and evaluation of the aluminum vessel before sailing to its homeport in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr./Released)
Bild: © Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Gra / U.S. Department of Defense / Digital / Public Domain

The primary mission of the MQ-1 Predator is interdiction and conducting armed reconnaissance against critical, perishable targets. When the MQ-1 is not actively pursuing its primary mission, it provides reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in support of the Joint Forces commander.
Bild: © U.S. Air Force / Digital / Public Domain

The Navy's newest littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) arrives in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., April 2, 2010. The Independence was on the way to Norfolk, Va., for commencement of initial testing and evaluation of the aluminum vessel before sailing to its homeport in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr./Released)
Bild: © Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Gra / U.S. Department of Defense / Digital / Public Domain

The 163rd Reconnaissance Wing MQ-1 Predator is shown during post flight inspection at dusk from Southern California Logistics Airport (formerly George Air Force Base) in Victorville, Calif., Jan. 7, 2012.
Bild: © Master Sgt. Stanley Thompson / U.S. Air Force / Digital / Public Domain

Royal Air Force Flight Lts. James Freeborough, pilot, and Stewart Lawson, weapons officer, position their Tornado GR-4 behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T Stratotanker for an air refueling. After refueling, the Tornado will roll out to rejoin the close air support mission at a lower altitude Ð part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Tornado and crew are from the 617 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, UK and deployed to a location in Southwest Asia. The KC-135R/T and crew are deployed to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Southwest Asia, from their home unit 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND.
Bild: © Lance Cheung / U.S. Air Force / Digital / Public Domain

Royal Air Force Flight Lts. James Freeborough, pilot, and Stewart Lawson, weapons officer, position their Tornado GR-4 behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T Stratotanker for an air refueling. After refueling, the Tornado will roll out to rejoin the close air support mission at a lower altitude Ð part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Tornado and crew are from the 617 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, UK and deployed to a location in Southwest Asia. The KC-135R/T and crew are deployed to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Southwest Asia, from their home unit 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND.
Bild: © Lance Cheung / U.S. Air Force / Digital / Public Domain

Maintainers from the 163d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prep an MQ-1 Predator for launch during on the job maintenance training at Southern California Logistics Airport.
Bild: © Senior Airman Paul Duquette / U.S. Department of Defense / Digital / Public Domain

Maintainers from the 163d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prep an MQ-1 Predator for launch during on the job maintenance training at Southern California Logistics Airport.
Bild: © Senior Airman Paul Duquette / U.S. Department of Defense / Digital / Public Domain

Austrian Airforce Eurofighter's air-air at Zeltweg
Bild: © Photograph by Geoffrey Lee, Planefocus Ltd

Austrian Airforce Eurofighter's air-air at Zeltweg
Bild: © Photograph by Geoffrey Lee, Planefocus Ltd