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US CENTCOM tweeted ~1hr ago a video dated Feb 23 showing an airstrike from the perspective of an MQ-9A Reaper over Idlib, Syria. The lack of explosion and resulting damage would suggest that this is (to my knowledge) the first footage of an R9X Hellfire in use.

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Ten years ago today, we woke up to what some were calling “the Blizzard of 2015.” Here’s a look back at some of the most remarkable statistics from the "Snowmageddon" winter.

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Went to a beach across from the Everett Naval Station to look at ships today, saw a cormorant having a snack instead.

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India's LRAShM is its longest ranged, solely conventional missile yet and is an example of its mature missile development capability. With a stated range of over 1500km, this hypersonic missile will enable India to target Chinese forces located on the Tibetan plateau and beyond.

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Platform Aerospace VA001 ultra long endurance UAV with callsign GZMO16 flying out of Al Udeid AB, QA. This is the first time I've seen N616VU, and the first time I can recall seeing a Vanilla Unmanned drone in Qatar. #ADSB #A806F6

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Geolocation of B-52H weapons range training at an 'undisclosed location' in CENTCOMs AOR. The B-52H, Serial 60-0007, carried a payload of at least 6 JDAM bombs which were used at a bomb range south of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on Dec 4th. (31.558820°, 36.776021°)

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General Atomics MQ-9B N479SG has been flying these arc patterns over the Yuma Test Center in New Mexico for the last four hours near a US CBP TARS aerostat. For 2 hours, it flew at 20,000ft versus the aerostat's 10,900ft. Then, it dropped down to 5,900ft.

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1. A curious Ukrainian drone that crashed in September, 2024 was widely reported in russian media. Although various folks claimed this wreckage showed the remains of a jet engine, things did not look right.

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Brand new E-11A BACN as BACN08 departed from the Lockheed Martin hangars at Martin State Airport just outside Baltimore, heading west. The newest BACN was delivered to the US Air Force at the end of last month. It is possible that this is N808LP. H/t @srplanespotter.bsky.social #ADSB #AE77A5

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VALKYR22 is almost certainly WK022, which would be a new airframe that I have not seen before. The hex code matches with previously-identified WK025 with hex 43C809. Excellent spot by @borrowed7time.bsky.social.

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All six USAF B-52 bombers at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Great image from today via our friends at Planet Labs.

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E-11A BACN 22-9047 is making the trip to NAS Sigonella from Robins AFB with callsign BLKWLF21. This is the first time this E-11A, the seventh in the fleet, is leaving the US after being delivered to the USAF in October 2023. #ADSB #AE77A4

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Anime ass looking drones.

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A modified Challenger 650, likely operated by Metrea, has flown missions above Somalia over the past ~8 weeks. The bizjet (N9191) is equipped with a radar system, SIGINT antennas, and an EO/IR sensor, and orbited over regions of known counterterror operations against Al-Shabaab and IS-Somalia.

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Eyes on Baekdu: unwrapping South Korea’s ISR bizjets A new post with an overview of South Korea's ISR bizjets, covering their capabilities, the history of the programs, and the ongoing modernisation amid growing threats from North Korea. Learn more: open.substack.com/pub/bizjetso...

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USN MQ-4C 169602 with callsign FATCAT15 departed from Al-Dhafra AB, UAE a few minutes ago. 602 arrived at Al Dhafra on September 28th. This is its second visible flight since then, and its first with an actual callsign. #ADSB #AE7811

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Qatar Emiri Air Force Bayraktar TB2 flying with callsign "UNIDENT" out of Dukhan / Tamim Air Base. This airframe has been flying regularly over Qatar, but it's been a while since I've spotted them. #ADSB #001071

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Another MQ-4C with callsign VVPE804 crossed the Atlantic from NAS Jacksonville, FL heading to NAS Sigonella, Italy. #ADSB #AE7815

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Republic of Singapore Air Force G550 CAEW 016 flying with an Israeli hex code and callsign G550. This airframe shows up every once in a while, but it's been quite some time since I last saw it. #ADSB #738A4F

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RuAF Tu-154 RA-85843 with callsign RFF7429 departing Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, DPRK after ~1 hour on the ground. #ADSB #154F53

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Yesterday, USAF RQ-4B 11-2046 with c/s FORTE12 took off from Sigonella AB, IT and spent ~23 hrs in the air flying over the Baltics & Finland before landing at RAF Fairford, UK. This is the 1st time a US RQ-4 has deployed to the UK & the 2nd time an RQ-4 has flown over Finland. #ADSB #AE5421

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A subset of planes holding for KSEA because of the current thunderstorms in the area. A ground stop was issued at 03:41Z.

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British Army Watchkeeper WK037 as "ARIES037" landed at Pärnu Airport, Estonia. This is, to my knowledge, the first time a Watchkeeper has flown in Estonia. However, since it never tracked in the air, it could have just been taxiing. #ADSB #43C87B

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USAF E-11A BACN 11-9355 as "BACON55" departing from MCAS Miramar, California after arriving there four days ago. It did not appear on flight tracking sites during the time in between. It is likely heading back to the Middle East. #ADSB #AE4DE1

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The US withdrawal from two bases in Niger leaves a gap over Western Africa in MQ-9 ISR coverage. An article from Le Monde claims that the US is planning to move to the Ivory Coast, filling most of the gaps.

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian N479SG departed El Mirage, CA and landed at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. This airframe has recently been used to test a Net Enabled Weapons capability. H/T @vcdgf555.bsky.social #ADSB #A5E420

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MQ-4C 169659 departed from NAS Mayport around 03/29 18:30 UTC as TRITON16. 6 hours later, it reappeared over the North Atlantic with callsign VVPE659, headed towards Europe. This is the first time I have seen an MQ-4C in this area. #ADSB #AE7812

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Vanilla Unmanned Ultra-Long Endurance UAS flying out of Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach with callsign VU0009, broadcasting an ICAO hex code tied to s/n VU06, #A24873 and registration N249VU.

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A video released by the Houthis yesterday showed chunks of a downed MQ-9A ER Reaper drone. Analysis of the video of the wreckage shows that the drone carried another example of the mystery pod that has appeared in Japan, Syria, Kuwait, and Romania, with a few changes. 1/2

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Another set of Russian decoy aircraft were created at Krymsk air base last year. Just like those at Russia's Yeysk, Mozdok, and Engels-2 air bases, these decoys don't cast shadows or change locations.

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