(1/2) Lethality of air defense and effectiveness of countermeasures are always hard to estimate and often a contentious topic. Therefore, I am posting some quantifiable information on the subject. The following 2 tables are sourced from an Su-22M3/M4 electronic warfare manual

#TomcatTails Number 18 #TomcatTuesday “Center, this is Marlboro 106 checking in at flight level 280.” Okay, okay. I KNOW you’re not supposed to smoke in the airplane, but hey what kind of Fighter Pilot listens to ALL the rules. Back in my less than prudent times, I was a pack a

Su-15 Flagon turn rate🧵 There isn't that much online info available on this subject. Here's what I could find...

In 1962, Harry Hillaker and Maj. John Boyd met in the officers club at Eglin Air Force Base. From here, they would develop a healthy and productive professional relationship, joined by Pierre Sprey a few years later. This is the story of how the FIGHTER MAFIA SAVED the USAF.🧵

"One was automatically on edge" "remains the fastest Cold War insanity ever built." Intercepting the SR-71 ================ What a former East German Air-Defense Officer thought about SR-71 sorties. Just got his private memoirs. 1/x

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Camouflages and Squadron Emblems of the Soviet-Afghan War Part V - MiG-27 by: Виктор Марковский (Viktor Markovsky) Until the last months of the war, the Fighter-Bomber Group of the 40th Army Air Force was equipped exclusively with Su-17 aircraft. In the fall of 1988, there was a

My video on the Soviet airborne forces is now live. Make sure to check it out! youtu.be/BycPhicCfaw?si…

"...Now how are they supposed to be vulnerable to cavalry charges? This is destabilizing."

Another segment on the IRST that was initially paired with the AWG-9 prototype and early F-14As and derived from the Hughes AIM-4 Seeker. Arsenio "Missileman" Heatloss

I remember the first time we got a Warmie raid warning. Jamming in the ice belt threw off our AIC. Ended up only bagging one hyper glider. Eventually we got into a habit of keeping interceptors up 24/7. We would have them loiter in the gravity well to improve station time.

With the renewed interest in the Europa wars, this may be the best time to bring up the unusual short ranged missile developed for space-superiority craft. The AIM-95E "Europa Agile," the only missile designed for operation in deep space AND within thin atmospheres.🧵