Any of you Turkey drivers (let's say A or B) ever have a drag race with an F-15, or compare Dash-1/NATOPS and see which one had better 1g Ps? I was just wondering which could out-accelerate the other assuming similar configuration Let's say air superiority with 8 missiles, or else both clean). ...

See: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Awarded_Contract_For_Next_Generation_Harpoon_Block_III_Missile_999.html How much longer will the Navy keep upgrading Harpoon before switching to a newer, possibly supersonic, weapon?

Is the S-3 Viking going to be retired? According to this article here they want to axe it asap http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/1204527.html Wouldn't this make the F-18 the only fast jet asset the navy can field until the f-35 becomes available? Thank god theres no "F/C-18" . Whatever happened...

StrategyPage.com December 2, 2009 The Melting Deck Plates Muddle by James Dunnigan Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy discovered that the heat from the MV-22's gas turbine engines, which blow their exhaust right on to the deck of the LHD while waiting to take off, caused high enough

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:56:43 GMT, Shmaryahu b. Chanoch wrote: The History Channel recently had a piece on the F14. I did not realize that plane came out of the F111 program. Nor that it could track 24 enemy targets, engaging up to 6 at a time (and at long range). The...

A couple of night ago the History Channel aired a program about the F-14. During the promo it was stated that the Tomcat is the world's fastest fighter. I dunno, every aviation book in my house puts it clearly behind the F-15 and the MiG 25. Also, the program stated that the Shah of Iran ordered...

See: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russian_Carrier_Plans_Part_One_999.html Nice plans, but can they be carried out?

Just when the world is watching something else, the other shoe drops.... Yahoo! News Pakistan's Musharraf to resign as president: report 2 hours, 56 minutes ago Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will resign rather than face

(Mike Weeks) wrote: http://libertyincident.com/documents.htm Finally! After lots of name calling, changing the subject and non sequiturs, Weeks gives a source which he alleges contains information concerning Congress investigating the Liberty and concluding that the attack...

years and years to earn...seconds to lose... --------------------------------------- SAN LUIS OBISPO - At a quarter past noon on Jan. 21, a U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet jet fighter flown by a combat-tested pilot named Richard Webb appeared over the Edna Valley and streaked toward San Luis...

Dallas Morning News June 12, 2007 Seeking Foreign Buyers For Osprey Pentagon shows off V-22 at ceremony in hopes of reducing cost for U.S. By Richard Whittle, Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News RIDLEY PARK, Pa. * Confident the V-22 Osprey will do well when it goes

Was the Grumman "Bearcat" ever flown off of aircraft carriers? Was it even flown by the Navy? I am trying to settle a dispute between my husband and my brother. Thanks! - Kate Be Sure to check out my E-Store for great T-shirts, Hats, Bumper Stickers and MORE at:...

'War Stories' Have Some Facing Prison August 18, 2008 The Oklahoman John Smith said he was a Navy SEAL who was imprisoned in Vietnam after his helicopter was shot down. Troy Brodrick spoke in schools about his 30-year military career in which he earned three Purple Hearts and flew President...

Have you ever worked at a job where you had to clean up someone else's mess? Someone who was paid by the same people as you to do it themselves? What do you think George Bush is doing when he says the next President will have to finish Iraq? If the Iraqi's can't stand up and fight this for...

The USAF is considering building a new weapon to go after heavily- defended ships. See: http://aviationnow.ecnext.com/free-scripts/comsite2.pl?page=aw_document&article=DEMO09135 Shouldn't the Navy be taking the lead on a project like this?

Just curious.... Who in the Navy holds the record for greatest number of carrier trap landings? And what's his total number of traps? WDA VF-24 & VA-192

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3075250452&category=4672 What do you guys think ?? Legit or bogus ?

Looks like Iran is testing more missiles and torpedos: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/05/iran.missile.ap/index.html Excerpt: "Iran said the torpedo tests were conducted Sunday and Monday. The torpedo -- called a "Hoot," or "whale" -- is able to move at 223 mph, too fast for any enemy...

"Once more, developers are working on weapons that enable submerged submarines to attack aircraft overhead. There was recent successful test of the U.S. Tomahawk Capsule Launching System (TCLS) releasing a AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air heat seeking missile. This is all part of an effort that began...

An item on the BBC news.............. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/3389957.stm An F-15E from Lakenheath dropped a BDU-33 25lb practice bomb - and made an 18 in crater. Is this what they mean by 'Ground Attack'...