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Guy Plopsky

@guyplopsky

Defense analyst 🇮🇱. Primary areas of focus: air power, Russian military affairs, and Asia-Pacific security. Also interested in NATO and MENA.

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U.S. Air Force B-2A "Spirit of Arizona" (82-1067) taxis before taking off for a Bomber Task Force mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Sept. 3, 2024. (📸/U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)

U.S. Air Force B-2A "Spirit of Arizona" (82-1067) taxis before taking off for a Bomber Task Force mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Sept. 3, 2024.

(📸/U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
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"[T]he A-10 pilot with the most flight time ever, Lt. Col. John 'Karl' Marks, retired after a 37-year career and 7,500 hours behind the stick of the Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the Warthog." airandspaceforces.com/air-force-a-10…

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👀👀👀 A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber spotted with (I believe) previously unseen munition installed under its wing. According to the original source, the video is dated to August 2024. The description says: "A bomber conducts a test flight to test a new guided aerial bomb."

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"Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, a move that will give Moscow another potent military tool to use in the war against Ukraine & follows stern Western warnings not to provide those arms to Moscow, according to US& European officials." wsj.com/world/u-s-tell…

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A German Air Force two-seat Eurofighter Typhoon participates in exercise BAANA 2024 on Hosio Highway strip, Ranua, Finland, Sept. 4, 2024. (📸/U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tabatha Chapman)

A German Air Force two-seat Eurofighter Typhoon participates in exercise BAANA 2024 on Hosio Highway strip, Ranua, Finland, Sept. 4, 2024.

(📸/U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tabatha Chapman)
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A clip from the video showing two armed MA VMF Su-33s of the 279th Independent Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment (OKIAP) taxiing at Severomorsk-1. Jet in the foreground is B/N "62" Red (RF-33707), seen here equipped with four R-27R medium-range and four R-73K short-range AAMs.

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Chapter 5, co-authored by Justin Bronk and myself, looks at Russian efforts to suppress and destroy Ukrainian ground-based air defenses during the first year of the war, with a particular focus on Russia's use of strike and multirole fighters armed with anti-radiation missiles.

Chapter 5, co-authored by <a href="/Justin_Br0nk/">Justin Bronk</a> and myself, looks at Russian efforts to suppress and destroy Ukrainian ground-based air defenses during the first year of the war, with a particular focus on Russia's use of strike and multirole fighters armed with anti-radiation missiles.
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A small correction - the Su-33 in the foreground is actually seen equipped with at least five R-27Rs (in addition to four R-73Ks).

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A U.S. Air Force F-16CM armed with AMRAAMs and Sidewinders takes off in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 10, 2024. (📸/U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Hayman)

A U.S. Air Force F-16CM armed with AMRAAMs and Sidewinders takes off in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 10, 2024.

(📸/U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Hayman)