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We provide defense agencies with capabilities to create informed, dynamic, flexible mission plans that leverage imagery, maps, weather data, real-time sensor feeds and other inputs. #defense #defence #aviation #geospatial

We provide defense agencies with capabilities to create informed, dynamic, flexible mission plans that leverage imagery, maps, weather data, real-time sensor feeds and other inputs. #defense #defence #aviation #geospatial

We provide defense agencies with capabilities to create informed, dynamic, flexible mission plans that leverage imagery, maps, weather data, real-time sensor feeds and other inputs. #defense #defence #aviation #geospatial

We provide defense agencies with capabilities to create informed, dynamic, flexible mission plans that leverage imagery, maps, weather data, real-time sensor feeds and other inputs. #defense #defence #aviation #geospatial

We provide defense agencies with capabilities to create informed, dynamic, flexible mission plans that leverage imagery, maps, weather data, real-time sensor feeds and other inputs. #defense #defence #aviation #geospatial

We provide defense agencies with capabilities to create informed, dynamic, flexible mission plans that leverage imagery, maps, weather data, real-time sensor feeds and other inputs. https://hxgn.biz/48f6jHn #defense #defence #aviation #geospatial

On UFF's evacuation missions, the roads are often destroyed and dangerous to navigate. Our volunteers have to drive at high speeds, around 100 mph, to minimize the risk of enemy mortar or artillery attack. Enemy forces target any markings, like medical crosses on cars or signs of evacuation efforts, making it crucial for the evac team to remain vigilant. Enemy drones also pose a significant threat, but UFF's volunteers receive warnings from local defenders to help them stay safe. After completing our humanitarian missions, the evac team makes sure to leave the area before it gets dark. Nightfall brings increased shelling, making it crucial to prioritize volunteers' safety and the safety of those we help by not operating after dark. Your continued support is what drives them forward in these circumstances. #StandWithUkraine #SupportUkraine

Wild Weasel flights are back. Wild Weasel missions were invented back in the 1960s during the Vietnam War when U.S. pilots had to find and destroy enemy SAM (surface-to-air missile) launchers. The idea was to get the enemy to target the jet, dive to the side sharply at the very last moment to avoid being hit by rockets, and then bomb the launcher that revealed itself. These missions were extremely dangerous, with the unofficial motto of crews being YGBSM (which you can see on squadron patches from the era). It was the response of Jack Donovan, an electronic warfare officer, who said: “You want me to fly in the back of a tiny little jet with a crazy fighter pilot who thinks he’s invincible, home in on a SAM site in North Vietnam, and shoot it before it shoots me? You’ve Gotta Be Sh#ttin’ Me!” Today, Ukrainian pilots have revived this bold and dangerous practice and are now performing Wild Weasel missions against Russia. They fly extremely low, just above the treetops, to avoid radar detection, then use modern missiles to destroy enemy SAM systems before they are able to hit them. Ukrainian pilots are looking forward to using F-16s, which will allow them to use a wide range of modern weapons without the limitations that current Soviet-era jets impose. Even with F-16s, it looks like Wild Weasel missions are here to stay, and the bravery of Ukrainian fighter pilots will continue to amaze the world.

Devastating news out of Jordan. The loss of three American service members and the injuries of over two dozen more by an unmanned aerial system (UAS) marks the first death of American military personnel to an aerial attack since 15 April 1953. It has become an increasingly common talking point among United States Air Force senior leaders that the end of guaranteed, 24/7 air superiority was coming—but the exact date and adversary was always going to be a surprise. While most of the discussions about air superiority revolve around the “high-end fight” against our pacing threat, the risks posed by small, cheap, and expendable #UAS has been increasing. Today’s attack will likely further the debate about the difference between #operational and #strategic air superiority versus #tactical air superiority, and the tools necessary for the Joint force to achieve one or the other at any given time. As we mourn those lost, support their families, and help the injured, we must also look to the future and the risks posed by future degradation of air superiority—whether on a local or theater level—and develop technologies, tactics, and techniques to combat the threat. What is clear is that the hallmark of the last several decades of conflict, American control of the skies, is no longer assured—but neither is the loss of #AirSuperiority. Just as our adversaries never gave up the hopes of inflicting casualties like the ones seen today in Jordan, so too will we strive to ensure the skies are clear of threats for our #Joint and #Coalition partners in the future.