I have always liked how the Mirage 2000 and the Mirage Rafale look. The design is something to marvel.

On the caption for picture #5, you said that the aircraft was from the USAF? The USAF doesn't have any E-2 Hawkeyes (the aircraft in the picture), but the US Navy and the French Navy do.

Other than that, absolutely amazing pictures.

Interesting, but i hate it!

Antiseptic War-Monger propaganda from 10 miles offshore or 10,000 feet in the air.

Suggest you include screen captures from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0

That's the death and destruction at the end-point of those weapons delivery so gloriously celebrated in this pathological photo-essay. No matter what the target, or what the rationale, The objective is destructive, rancid violence.

Make the products of "Power Projection" explicit. Show them. Only then celebrate them. If you can...

That is not a US Air Force jet, that is instead a US Navy turboprop E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, that is probably a French Hawkeye since we sold them some for the Charles De Gualle

I really like photo #9 out of all the photos. I have actually made this the wallpaper on my computer. A bit stretched for my screen because of the smaller image, but still looks good. Thx for sharing these photos.

These photos are incredible. The one on page 5 looks like it will fall off into the ocean if it moves sideways and will crash into a barrier if it moves back. Sheerly incredible.

And the aircrafts are magnificient too. They almost look like an abvreviation of civil planes if you are a civilian like me, unless you take a sharper look and realize how awesome and sharp these designs are.

I always admire this quote from Sun Tzu; "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." I guess, the western forces requires a Strong Army’s Marketing Campaign in order for them to win this war, if there is really such a thing as winning in war.

flying airplanes to enforce no flying zone.

I think its wrong because its for petrol not for help people and i think nato will be lose every thing the war and petrol
Qaddafi's forces are very good with war and have big experience but the revolutions are no experience with the war and Is not a revolution but a military coup .

I hate seeing so many wars going on with deadly weapons. I was reading an article saying how India uses ghost chili for gas grenades as weapons and was wondering why everyone chooses to use such deadly weapons. Just a thought probably wont ever happen.

As much as I hate war and the great photos are a result of us being engaged in war, I have to say these are great photos of the military in action though it does not show the darker side as much and the hardship, stress and trauma that our service men and women face as the country is engaged on different war fronts especially in the middle east. Surveys taken of anyone would probably show that many Americans are opposed to war and the cost both financially and life in which we have to fight them.

IAF bought forty nine Mirage 2000s, which include forty two single-seaters as well as seven two-seaters within the nineteen-eighties. During 2004, the Indian govt authorized acquisition of ten additional Mirage 2000Hs, showcasing better avionics, especially a better RDM 7 radar. The IAF called the Mirage the "Vajra", generally translated as "Thunderbolt". India additionally acquired suitable weapon stores in addition to the fighters, such as ATLIS II pods and also laser guided weaponry. An agreement had been finalized in 2010 to update all IAF Mirage 2000Hs to the Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2.

India has designated the nuclear strike task to its Mirage 2000 squadrons operating with the Indian Air Force since nineteen-eighty five. In the late 90s after the Kargil battle started, the Mirage 2000 carried out incredibly well throughout the entire clash within the high Himalayas, even though the Mirages that had been remit to India suffered from restricted air flow interdiction capacity as well as had to be greatly customized to drop laser guided weapons together with standard unguided bombs. A pair of Mirage squadrons travelled an overall total of 515 sorties, as well as in 240 strike objectives dumped 55,000 kg of ordnance. Simple repair along with a extremely high sortie level made the Mirage 2000 just about the most effective fighters of the Indian Air Force in the conflict.

hum !! in the term of thieft war ; look at oujda for more information.

FP - Awesome photography! We love the close up AAR shot of the Mirage - the quality is just outstanding. We have similar shots at Global Aviation Resource"> but some of your stuff here is wonderful!

From Wikipedia, "The French Naval Aviation (Aeronavale) operates three E-2C Hawkeye and has been the only operator of the E-2 Hawkeye from an aircraft carrier besides the U.S. Navy. The French nuclear-powered carrier, the Charles De Gaulle, currently carries two E-2C Hawkeyes on her combat patrols offshore." phone plans All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."

Air Force since nineteen-eighty five. In the late 90s after the Kargil battle started, the Mirage 2000 carried out incredibly well throughout the entire clash within the high Himalayas, even though the Mirages that had been remit to India suffered from restricted air flow interdiction capacity as well as had to be greatly customized to drop laser guided weapons together with standard unguided bombs. A pair of Mirage squadrons travelled an overall total of 515 sorties, as well as in 240 strike objectives dumped 55,000 kg of ordnance. office furniture. That's the death and destruction at the end-point of those weapons delivery so gloriously celebrated in this pathological photo-essay. No matter what the target, or what the rationale, The objective is destructive, rancid violence.