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โก๏ธ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ซ Also folks. Since yesterday US Airforce C-17s have been flying to Bagram Airforce Base in Afghanistan. We are certain the CIA Director is present in Kabul already. Those who remember will know that he was also present there when Soleimani was killed.โฆ
Tell me what's wrong with this post here? Any type of larping cannot salvage this.
There are several issues with this take. First, Kabul sits at over 5,900 feet elevation, so claiming a C-17 was flying at 200 feet for reconnaissance is physically and operationally absurdโit would be skimming rooftops. Second, the C-17 is a cargo aircraft, not a surveillance platform; it lacks the sensors or capabilities for any kind of ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) mission. Third, flying low in mountainous terrain with a massive jet like that is reckless and tactically pointless. Fourth, turning off transponders is common during classified transport missions, not recon. Finally, the flight paths and transponder behavior match the pattern of a quick insertion or extraction, not aerial surveillance. The post just doesnโt hold up under basic scrutiny.
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There are several issues with this take. First, Kabul sits at over 5,900 feet elevation, so claiming a C-17 was flying at 200 feet for reconnaissance is physically and operationally absurdโit would be skimming rooftops. Second, the C-17 is a cargo aircraft, not a surveillance platform; it lacks the sensors or capabilities for any kind of ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) mission. Third, flying low in mountainous terrain with a massive jet like that is reckless and tactically pointless. Fourth, turning off transponders is common during classified transport missions, not recon. Finally, the flight paths and transponder behavior match the pattern of a quick insertion or extraction, not aerial surveillance. The post just doesnโt hold up under basic scrutiny.
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โก๏ธ๐ฎ๐ณ That time when the scammers got scammed.
HAL Kanpur was in the process of buying three fighter jet parts from a legitimate US-based firm called P.S. Engineering Inc. The official communication began from the correct email address:[email protected] .
However, during the email exchange, a scammer inserted themselves by sending a nearly identical email from[email protected] , with a subtle typo: โengineeringโ was missing one โe.โ HAL didnโt notice the fake address and continued the conversation, eventually being given fraudulent bank details.
Trusting the fake email, HAL transferred $63,405 (โน55 lakh) into the scammer's account. The scam only came to light when the real company followed up saying they hadnโt received any payment.
The case is now under investigation by Indian cybersecurity and police authorities.
Somewhere out there, a Nigerian prince is taking notes.
@planenerd
HAL Kanpur was in the process of buying three fighter jet parts from a legitimate US-based firm called P.S. Engineering Inc. The official communication began from the correct email address:
However, during the email exchange, a scammer inserted themselves by sending a nearly identical email from
Trusting the fake email, HAL transferred $63,405 (โน55 lakh) into the scammer's account. The scam only came to light when the real company followed up saying they hadnโt received any payment.
The case is now under investigation by Indian cybersecurity and police authorities.
Somewhere out there, a Nigerian prince is taking notes.
@planenerd
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โก๏ธ๐จ๐ณ PLAAF 6th Gen fighter J-36 spotted very close to the ground. Might be the clearest footage to date.
video courtesy of @่ๆ้ฒธ on Weibo
video courtesy of @่ๆ้ฒธ on Weibo
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Variants of the J-10 and how to identify them
i personally like the J-10S and C version, I guess they didn't see a need to make a twin seater of the C.
i personally like the J-10S and C version, I guess they didn't see a need to make a twin seater of the C.
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Armed display of Taiwan Air Force F-CK-1 fighter jets (including Taiwanโs indigenously designed Sky Sword I/II missiles), 2023
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Video showing Yugoslavian MiG-21s being transported out of its underground shelter and taking off in ลฝeljava Airbase, which was an underground protected airbase built into a mountain - the largest of its kind in Yugoslavia.
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๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ท๐บ Algeria's Su-35s spotted via satellite!
Fresh MAXAR satellite images confirm Algeria's Su-35s at Ain Beida/Oum El Bouaghi Air Base, first clear visual proof since the footage we shared of said aircraft flying one month ago.
But wait, there's more...
Many more Algerian roundel-adorned Su-35s are still at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant (KnAAZ) in Russia, suggesting more deliveries are imminent.
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Fresh MAXAR satellite images confirm Algeria's Su-35s at Ain Beida/Oum El Bouaghi Air Base, first clear visual proof since the footage we shared of said aircraft flying one month ago.
But wait, there's more...
Many more Algerian roundel-adorned Su-35s are still at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant (KnAAZ) in Russia, suggesting more deliveries are imminent.
@planenerd
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๐ฎ๐ณโก๏ธ๐ต๐ฐ Today is April 10th 2025. 66 years since the first aerial kill of the PAF.
On Eid al-Fitr, with a skeleton crew on duty, a radar station detected an Indian Canberra on a reconnaissance mission entering Pakistani airspace. Two F-86F Sabres, piloted by Flt. Lt. M. N. Butt and Flt. Lt. M. Yunis were scrambled to intercept.
The Canberra, flying above 50,000 feet, was out of range for Butt's attack. When the aircraft lost altitude, Yunis fired, hitting it at 47,500 feet and bringing it down over Rawat. Both Indian pilots ejected, were captured, and repatriated the next day.
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On Eid al-Fitr, with a skeleton crew on duty, a radar station detected an Indian Canberra on a reconnaissance mission entering Pakistani airspace. Two F-86F Sabres, piloted by Flt. Lt. M. N. Butt and Flt. Lt. M. Yunis were scrambled to intercept.
The Canberra, flying above 50,000 feet, was out of range for Butt's attack. When the aircraft lost altitude, Yunis fired, hitting it at 47,500 feet and bringing it down over Rawat. Both Indian pilots ejected, were captured, and repatriated the next day.
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