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Smack-Meier posted an update 8 weeks ago
Little Legs and Long Distance
A question I get a lot is “How do we get fighters across the world? Do we just take them apart and ship them?”
The answer is Coronet Missions run by the Air Operations Squadron/TACC. Fighter units request support through a website (almost like ordering an uber) with dates and destinations. The AOS folks then plan and source tanker support for…
acc.af.mil
ACC’s Air Operations Squadron: “We Deliver”
Moving fighter aircraft across oceans is not as easy as a typical cross-country drive. Transoceanic fighter movements require extensive mission planning and briefing, along with robust contingency
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Smack-Meier posted an update 8 weeks ago
Bogi Dope Office Hours
Open Office Hours: 16 Oct @ 8 PM EST
Come with questions on all things hiring, military life, pilot stuff, Guard, Active Duty, etc.
See you there!
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Smack-Meier posted an update 8 weeks ago
8 weeks ago (edited)
Stealth Tankers?
Looks like the USAF is thinking about how to solve the “tyranny of distance” that is made immensely worse by the standoff capabilities of our adversaries. There looks to be 2 roads right now: make tankers more survivable, or make more (cheaper) expendable tankers. For prospective pilots? Looks like more tanker cockpits no…
aviationweek.com
U.S. Air Force Efforts Give Stealthy, Agile Tankers New Momentum | Aviation Week Network
New analysis focuses on the cost of developing clean-sheet, low-signature refuelers.
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Smack-Meier posted an update 2 months ago
5th Gen gets in on the action
Dutch F-35s advertising drone kills while protecting Polish airspace as part of NATOs response to Russian drone incursions. The drone-killing game is heating up!
https://theaviationist.com/2025/10/01/dutch-f-35-drone-kill-marking/
theaviationist.com
Dutch F-35 Receives Drone Kill Marking
Following the Russian drone incursion in Poland, a RNLAF F-35A has received a drone kill marking below the canopy rail. A Royal Netherlands Air Force
Coal, JSampson and hunter-shaw2 Comments
Any photos of raptors…no? Only MDS without a kill?
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Smack-Meier posted an update 2 months ago
As much as we like to think that winning wars starts and ends with tactical avaiation, the reality is that command and control (C2) is an integral part of the fight. Without it, we all fly blind, get surprised by bad hombres, or never find the tanker. There is a concerted effort across the coalition force to modernize C2. I have worked with…
aviationweek.com
L3Harris Secures South Korea Airborne Early Warning Contract | Aviation Week Network
South Korea has selected L3Harris to supply additional airborne early warning aircraft under its E-X Phase II program running through 2032.
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Smack-Meier posted an update 2 months ago
2 months ago (edited)
BD Crew, quick shoutout to our very own Dan Shore. He recently won the IAC National Championship Aerobatic title in the Primary power division. These competitions are comprised of 3 sequences: one that you can practice (known), one that you get about 24 hours prior (unknown), and one you create (free). He flies for Metro State College in…
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Thanks Smack! Might be time to move up to sportsman now 🤙
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Smack-Meier posted an update 2 months ago
Bombing Drones? Have you heard of my friend named “the gun”?
Great writeup on the recent revelation that several attempts were made to down Iranian drones with laser guided JDAMs in 2023. They were unsuccessful and subsequently turned off.
While unsuccessful, it was a creative idea that was born in the heat of the moment with fighter…
twz.com
F-15Es Tried To Shoot Down Iranian Kamikaze Drones With Laser Guided Bombs
"And then just out of this massive [explosion], like in Star Wars, just here comes the drone, just right out of the cloud."
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Perhaps the most strike eagle momemt ever!
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Smack-Meier posted an update 2 months ago
More Power!
The F-15 EX is already getting a radar upgrade. The new APG-82VX will replace the already incredible APG-82V1 installed on the EX. The gallium nitride guts allow the radar to operate cooler and with increased power. As with all RF emissions, radiated power is the name of the game. These new AESA radars allow fighters to target air…
twz.com
New APG-82(V)X Radar For F-15EX Announced By Raytheon
Using advanced gallium nitride technology means the latest iteration of the APG-82 has longer range while ensuring the F-15EX is harder to detect. Using advanced gallium nitride technology means the latest iteration of the APG-82 has longer range while ensuring … Continue reading
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Smack-Meier posted an update 2 months ago
Wild stuff going on in Poland. Russian drone incursions have placed the Polish Air Force squarely in the counter-UAS game along with much of NATO. Of note to the BD community, and outside of the greater NATO Article 4 and 5 implications, this is a data point on one of the most likely mission sets that future BD members will partake in.
bbc.com
Poland says it shot down Russian drones after airspace violation
Nato jets were deployed to respond to drones that entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine.
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Smack-Meier posted an update 2 months ago
BogiDope Community,
Quick hit on something that comes up with some applicants in the hiring process that nobody likes to talk about: adverse legal proceedings. There are applicants on both the rated and UPT side of the hiring house that have had run-ins with the law in the past. Does that disqualify you from being a military pilot?
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