The Here, Now

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Night landing An F-35B Lighting II fighter aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit lands on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship America during night flight operations in the Philippine Sea June 26. (MC2 Vincent Zline/Navy) (Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent /USS America (LHA 6))

 

[SaparotRob]

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AFT: Night landing An F-35B Lighting II fighter aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit lands on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship America during night flight operations in the Philippine Sea June 26. (MC2 Vincent Zline/Navy) (Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent /USS America (LHA 6))

That is a great shot!

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Kings of the world Sailors man the bridge aboard the ballistic-missile submarine Alabama (Blue) while conducting operations in the Pacific Ocean June 17. (MCC Josue Escobosa/Navy) (Chief Petty Officer Josue Escobosa/U.S. Navy)

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: High on the Hog Airman 1st Class Zane Campbell, a tactical aircraft maintainer assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs maintenance on an A-10 Warthog at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 26. (Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus/Air Force) (Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus/Nellis AFB Public Affairs)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[michaelmaltby]

An F-22 Raptor fighter jet assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron sits on the ramp at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in June 2019. (Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie/Air Force)

Sloppy maintenance culture, multiple errors caused F-22 to overheat, investigation finds

Temperatures inside the Raptor reached at least 600 degrees Fahrenheit before a maintainer triggered the emergency stop.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[michaelmaltby]

US test fires HIMARS in Japan during Orient Shield exercise | Taiwan News | 2021-07-10 14:27:00

Taiwan set to buy 11 HIMARS launchers and 64 M57 Unitary Missiles from US | 2021-07-10 14:27:00

www.taiwannews.com.tw

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws

Afghan Air Force Maj. Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to sell his home to move to a safer pocket of Afghanistan's sprawling capital.

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

[ARTESH]

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Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws

Afghan Air Force Maj. Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to sell his home to move to a safer pocket of Afghanistan's sprawling capital.

www.japantimes.co.jp

That's just beginning!

 

[michaelmaltby]

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AFT: Lion pride Soldiers assigned to the "Black Lions" of 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, set up security after dismounting a UH-60 Black Hawk on Aibano Training Area, Japan, June 28 as part of exercise Orient Shield. (Spc. Summer Keiser/Army) (Spc. Summer Keiser/3rd Infantry Division)

 

[michaelmaltby]

Russia's mighty Armata set to roll into production - Asia Times

Despite conflicting reports about its main battle tank (MBT) program, Russia's new T-14 Armata will enter series production in 2022, Industry and Trade

asiatimes.com

 

[Glider]

I am not in any way an expert in tank design but at first glance this doesn't impress me. The turret in particular seems very square and box like with a number of quite large shot traps where a hit might be deflected into the tank itself.

Is it just me or am I totally going down the wrong path

 

[michaelmaltby]

KV-1 redux ....

 

[Glider]

That was the first thought that went into my head

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Buffalo stampede The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, performs the left echelon parade maneuver during an airshow in Buffalo, N.Y., June 18. (MC2 Christopher Gordon/Navy) (Petty Officer 2nd Class Christop/Navy Flight Demonstration Squadr)

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

A view of the Britain's Royal Navy patrol ship OPV "Trent" in the Black Sea, July 8, 2021 during Sea Breeze 2021 maneuvers. Ukraine and NATO have conducted Black Sea drills involving dozens of warships in a two-week show of their strong defense ties and capability following a confrontation between Russia's military forces and a British destroyer off Crimea last month. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Black Sea Drills Showcase Strong NATO-Ukraine Defense Ties

The U.S. Navy destroyer, USS Ross, took part in the Sea Breeze 2021 exercise.

www.military.com

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!