The Blue Angels perform their delta formation
The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration team, perform their delta formation during the Blues on the Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay. The Blue Angels fly the F/A-18A Hornet, performing about 30 maneuvers during the aerial demonstration, which is more than an hour long. MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS MICHAEL HIGHT
Source: US Navy
The Typhoon and two Bugattin Veyrons in a Coningsby hangar
The Typhoon and two Bugattin Veyrons in a Coningsby hangar. One of the Veyrons was a back-up for the otherSource: Royal Air Force (UK)
The Typhoon and Bugatti Veyron at rest before their race
The Typhoon and Bugatti Veyron at rest before their raceThe team behind one of television’s most popular fast car shows thought it would be a great idea to race a 250 mph Bugatti Veyron, the world’s fastest street-legal car, and the twice-the-speed-of-sound Typhoon multi-role fighter, set to be the backbone of the Royal Air Force (RAF) for the next 30 years.
Source: Royal Air Force (UK)
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan
An MQ-9 Reaper goes through an engine check on a ramp in Afghanistan Oct. 1.Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (2)
An aircrew member inspects the weapons loadout on an MQ-9 Reaper before it takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1.Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (3)
An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The MQ-9 has nearly nine times the range, can fly twice as high and carries more munitions than the MQ-1 Predator. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (4)
An MQ-9 Reaper sits on a ramp in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper is launched, recovered and maintained at deployed locations, while being remotely operated by pilots and sensor operators at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (5)
Aircrews perform a preflight check on an MQ-9 Reaper before it takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper is larger and more heavily-armed than the MQ-1 Predator and attacks time-sensitive targets with persistence and precision, to destroy or disable those targets.Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (6)
A maintenance Airman inspects an MQ-9 Reaper in Afghanistan Oct. 1. Capable of striking enemy targets with on-board weapons, the Reaper has conducted close air support and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (7)
An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper has completed 12 missions since its inaugural flight there Sept. 25. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
