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FA18 SuperHornet military jet on board the USS Carl Vinson undergoes maintenance
A F-5E fighter jet pilot!
Aircarft carrier officer on the flight deck of the USS Midway, San Diego, California
Beja, Portugal: EuroDASS Praetorian DASS - this defensive Aid Sub-System (DASS) provides threat assessment, aircraft protection and support measures in extremely hostile and severe environments. The Praetorian system is a modular system consisting of antennas for electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic support measures (ESM), missile approach warning systems (MAW), laser warning receivers (LWR) and Towed radar decoy (TRD) - portside wingtip of a  Eurofighter Typhoon - electronic warfare (EW) - Beja Airport, photo obtained in a public area.
Corpus Christi, TX, USA - December 23, 2019:  Technician repairing an old WW2  aircraft at USS Lexington,  the 16-deck \
Sea Vixen in clear blue sky over Poole Bay, English Channel, England.  De Havilland Sea Vixen twin boom tail, twin engine jet airplane used by the British Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy for flight from aircraft carriers in air defence during the late twentieth century
An armed crew member looks up during his patrol of the USS Emory S. Land, a submarine tender of the US Navy docked at Garden Island naval base in Sydney Harbour. On his left is one of four 0.5 calibre machine guns mounted on the ship.  This image was taken on a cold and sunny morning on 29 June 2024.
Patuxent River, Maryland, USA - February 13, 2016: Close-up of a U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk jet fighter/trainer on static display at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Bangalore, karnataka, India - 02/09/2013 : A fully armed SEPECAT Jaguar of Indian Air Force on static display at Aero India. Tried to capture the full profile of the aircraft on static display. This is the upgraded version of jaguar which is capable of carrying all types of latest weapons including smart bombs and cruise missiles.
Air Force jet begins a challenging bombing mission in the foggy sky.
F-14 traps on Enterprise
Beja Airport, Portugal: sonar buoys chutes - sonobuoys are used in anti-submarine warfare and submarine rescue - there are two main types, active buoys send out sonar pulses, which reflect off of the submarine, and the return is datal inked back to the aircraft, passive buoys listen for any radiated noise from the submarine contact -  hydrophone sensors and stabilizing equipment are below the water surface, the buoy relays acoustic information from its hydrophone via UHF/VHF radio to operators on board the aircraft - Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft, a military derivative of the Lockheed L-188 Electra. Image obtained in a public non ticketed area.
Flight line of Boeing US Navy T-45 Goshawk jet trainers parked at Gainesville Regional Airport Gainesville Florida photograph taken April 2021
Boston, United States – April 15, 2023: The United States Air Force jets on the deck of the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California
A part of the modern military navy ship.
Lockheed Constellation Passenger Airliner
Photo taken at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Base in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture. The appearance of conducting aerial exercises with fighter planes.
Lisbon, Portugal: Ram Air Turbine (RAT)  is a small propellor that will deploy in a serious emergency to supply emergency backup electrical power to the aircraft. Usually this happens after all main engines and the APU (auxiliary power unit) fail. Behind the two-blade propeller a hydraulic pump can be seen, besides power, the RAT provides emergency hydraulic pressure. The RAT generates power from the airstream by ram pressure due to the speed of the aircraft. It may be also called an air driven generator (ADG) -
Every morning at 8am the Australian flag is unfurled in a ceremony on the flight deck of HMAS Canberra, one of two Canberra Class amphibious assault ships of the Royal Australian Navy.  She is docked at Garden Island, Sydney Harbour. Having unfurled the flag, the sailor steps back, stands at attention and salutes the flag.  This image was taken on an overcast morning after sunrise from the other side of Woolloomooloo Bay on 24 March 2024.
A naval fighter plane on approach for landing.
The view of open type exhaust gas scrubber treatment system on board a merchant ship at sea. This system is used to minimise pollution caused by funnel exhaust.
Sofia, Bulgaria - 16 February, 2023: The twin-engine short-range transport aircraft Let L-410 Turbolet is being fueld on Vrazhdebna Air Base.
North atlantic ocean, USA - January 18, 2012: A landing support specialist guides a French puma copter       during helicopter support team operations exercise between French army, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Close view of a  F-18 Hornet with condensation streaks over the tail
Beja, Portugal: IRIS-T missile (\
One of six M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain guns of HMAS Canberra, a Canberra Class amphibious assault ship of the Royal Australian Navy.  She is docked at Garden Island, Sydney Harbour.  Safety netting surrounding the flight deck is visible along the top.  This image was taken on an overcast and rainy afternoon from Woolloomooloo Bay on 2 March 2024.
Aircraft carrier
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