Remember way back with Reagan was talking about building “Star Wars”, the missile defense system to protect the US from Soviet nuclear attack? Well, guess what. It lives.

That’s right, we can now take down missiles before they ever get near posing a threat to the continental US. So, it makes me wonder if we could deploy these against a fleet of inbound aircraft as well? I mean, does this mean that the US is now invulnerable against any sort of air attack?
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You don’t ever want to be sitting on a beach and see this heading your way… unless they are coming to rescue you!

Happy Birthday Bruce! This post is especially for you!

This link will take you to the US Air Force’s online photo gallery. They have some of the coolest airplane photos I’ve ever seen, and I’d say they must have pictures of every military aircraft ever flown.

For those of you that stumble upon this page that happen to be pilots like Bruce, be sure to check out his web page at NNumbers.com to buy all your aircraft registration lettering!
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Another post courtesy of Jimbo… This time take a ride along with the Swiss Air Force as they fly over some stunning scenery at what appears to be close to Mach 1 speeds.

I’m no expert but they kind of look like trainer planes especially since they don’t appear to be armed. But I’m sure Bruce could chime in and let us all know exactly which planes are appearing.
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