The Maverick's warhead is between five and 12 times the size of JCM's and it's range is higher. That and Raytheon is talking about extending it to nearly 40 miles with LOAL. Seems like they'd want to keep it around.

FBI agent confirms Clarke's charges: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14334 Israel Connection Cover-up: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14269 Subj: Head of Sept. 11 Commission Said Iraq War for Israel Date: 4/3/04 10:38:59 AM Pacific Standard Time

After 23 years, Marines get last Super Stallion CH-53E helicopter (EXCERPT), by Holly Hickman ASSOCIATED PRESS 7:19 p.m. November 24, 2003 NEW RIVER MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, N.C. – The CH-53 helicopter is built for heavy loads – carrying the weight of four decades, three wars and dozens of...

Vendicar Decarian wrote: "~ LlTTLE HITLER ~" wrote in message ... That's right. The U.S. taxpayer! 14 more flags needed in the last 3 days. Thousands more will need to be purchased over the coming months.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3292551.stm What do you think, would the airframe be a write-off? Would the USAF do this or just eject as the safer, although more expensive option? - Michael

The Tail Gunner Said It: 'I Love Them People' (EXCERPT) By SAVANNAH WARING WALKER OILLÉ-SUR-VÈGRE, France, July 5 — Leathery farm people here who were children in 1943 say they will never forget America's Independence Day that year because it was the day that a Missourian named David Butcher,...

The Need For Speed: Going To War On Drugs ARD/acftv/Studio Hamburg Germany: ARD More information at http://www.acftv.com Film trailer at http://www.acftv.com/streaming/real.asp?stream_id=1 When Tom Cruise uttered those famous words in the Hollywood blockbuster, ‘Top Gun': "I feel a need, a need...

During WW2 the Nazis were so impressed by the B-17 they designed their own version. I think they only built 2. If memory serves it was called the Ou812. The only known picture of it flying has for some reason shown up on a military humour...

Seeing a couple fly over one at a time this weekend leads me to ask: Is there any easy way to tell a plain-old Hornet from a Super-hornet if it's alone in the sky? I know the E/F's are bigger, but, that ain't much help without the other one next to it. Is this one where you just have to really...

Since discovering this newsgroup I've been fascinated with the real technical aviation information being banded about. It's easy to ignore the trolling bull****. Just wanted to thank the real quality contributors.

Looks like the Israeli association to the intelligence/torture is completely being white washed for Israel (read former Republican Congressman Paul Findley's 'They Dare to Speak Out' book to see why): http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id= 3446 Israeli link...

Can someone comment on the best aircraft for this job? My gut suggests that among the planes a nation might be able to buy the best might be something like a Mig-21 or Q-5 Fantan with western radar or an F-5 (if they are...

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All Vietnam Veterans Were Awarded The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States for valorous achievement in combat during the Vietnam conflict, March 1, 1961 through March 28, 1973. Every American who served in Vietnam was awarded the Vietnam Cross...

What's the source of the material that the north koreans are using to make their nukes. Does it come from their own reactors? It's being described in the press as "reprocessed nuclear fuel rods". Are they getting the stuff from sources in the west ? As an aside- interesting that the 2 countries...

Is this news from the same Soviet government that said they were not sending combat pilots into Korea? Or the same Soviet government that said there was no radiation leak from Chernobyl? Or the Soviet official sources that insisted they were 'winning' in Afganistan right up to the day they...

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&frame=right&th=cf755d076b7f66f0&seekm=56r2g3%24s45%40villa.fc.net#link1 There's the link. I'm hoping somebody here has that clip. I checked the link mentioned in the post that goes to but it's dead. The clip was of an AIM-47 being...

Monday, 20 October 2003 134/2003 DEFENCE SUPPORT TO US PRESIDENT'S VISIT The Australian Defence Force will provide a comprehensive package of security support for the United States President's visit to Australia this week, Defence Minister Robert Hill announced today. "Defence will play a key...

FACs: Any news about the effect of Hurricane Ivan on Hurlburt and the FAC and Air Commando static displays, etc.? Jack

(Julious Cesar) Date: 2/18/2004 8:47 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: http://natallwest.com/docs/lg/USS_Liberty(CO)lg.gif It's another neo Nazi site. This time it is from the U.S. and another...