FAC Kfir C7(click to view larger) Years of unswerving pressure from the Colombian army wore down the narco-terrorist FARC. Much of that pressure was led by the popular (former) President Uribe, who ruled out a bid for constitutional amendments and an attempt at a 3rd...
F-22A Raptor(click to view full) The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities, dual...
Croatian AMVs(click to view full) Many European countries are currently in the process of acquiring wheeled armored personnel carriers, from former East-Bloc nations replacing their old Soviet BTRs, to NATO countries buying lighter and less protected equipment as...
USS Philippine Sea(click to view full) A quick look at almost any modern warship shows a bewildering array of gear on its mast and upper surfaces. These “topside apertures” serve an array of functions, from communications, to data transmission, to...
G4 on RDAF F-16(click to view full) The Royal Danish Air Force still flies 30 F-16AM/BMs, improved to Mid-Life Upgrade standard. They’ve traditionally relied on Lockheed Martin’s AAQ-13/AAQ-14 pair of LANTIRN navigation and targeting pods, and a major...
