Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 German Panavia Tornado ECR

Royal Air Force Tornado GR4: The 100th Air Refueling Wing refuel Tornados in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn/Operation Unified Protector

A Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 links up with a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker while supporting air operations over Libya. The aircraft was one of 325 refueled by the 100th ARW during Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector. (Courtesy photo)

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A German Panavia Tornado ECR Wild Weasel aircraft (s/n 46+26) of Jagdbombergeschwader 32 (JaBoG 32) (32nd Fighter-Bomber Wing) flies just forward of the right wing of a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the 100th Aerial Refueling Squadron, waiting it's turn to be refueled, on 22 September 1997. Date: 22 September 1997. Source: U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DF-SC-99-00806; USAF photo 970922-F-0024F-003. Author: TSgt. Brad Fallin, USAF

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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. SR-71 "Blackbird" testing. The SR-71 from Lockheed underwent test and development at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in the mid-1960s, and went on to surpass YF-12 records. For more than 25 years, the aircraft provided the nation with demonstrated strategic reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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SR-71 Blackbird: SR-71, unofficially known as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The first flight took place on Dec. 22, 1964. The U.S. Air Force retired its fleet of SR-71s Jan. 26, 1990, but returned them in 1995 until January 1997. Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the SR-71 remained the world's fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty)

Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning control aircraft

Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning control aircraft - U.S. Airmen with the 964th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron prepare an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft for a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Nov. 26, 2010, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The E-3’s long-range radar and other systems provide accurate, real-time information to the Joint Air Operations Center.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris / Released) Photographer's Name: SSgt Eric HarrisLocation: unknown Date Shot: 11/26/2010Date Posted: 12/20/2010VIRIN: 101126-F-RM405-224.

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The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 feet in diameter, 6 feet thick and is held 11 feet above the fuselage by two struts. It contains a radar subsystem that permits surveillance from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water. The radar has a range of more than 200 miles for low-flying targets and farther for aerospace vehicles flying at medium to high altitudes. (Courtesy photo)