Brake shutes are a Norwegian thing. They are also on their F-16.
With all the bumps in the landscape they don’t have that many long runways.
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Finland and Canada have also selected chutes for their F-35, but so far only RNoAF is using them.
Several F-16 users have drag chutes on the newer and heavier Vipers but I believe it was only Norway and the Netherlands that used them on the A, in the beginning.
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A vid from the event.
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Did y’all hear?
Someone took the term “naval aviation” a bit too literally in Oahu…
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/184j1jj/closeup_of_the_p8a_overrun_in_oahu/
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It’s always a little embarrassing when you forget to close the spoilers after landing.
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They do that when they are about to give birth…
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I read a hilarious comment on facebook.
If you want to hunt the submarine, you must first become the submarine…
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I even read that with Bill Murray’s voice:
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Not NATO related, but didn’t know where else to put it.
Appropriate for today
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1970s vintage F-4Es, updated with modern avionics (HUD et cetera), IFF and targeting pods… as awesome as Eurofighter is, I think the Phantom steals the show here!
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They’re all lovely in their own way, even the A400*. But one really appreciates the aesthetic of the F4 and F16, both. Maybe I’m just being 'merkan but those two really stand out as lovely. Plus a special nod to the Mirage.
*The EH-145 is hideous. I flew the 145 for six months and liked it well enough, maybe even found it pretty. But with all the sensors and McGivering, this version hardly looks airworthy.
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Agreed, but you forgot to mention the Rafale! Technically not a Mirage, though not far removed.
And did you watch it to the end?
The Greeks are still flying that old weird-looking US Navy basic jet trainer. Love how short and dirty it looks.
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I didn’t watch it until the end but now I will! And I’ll agree right back atchya, the Rafael is right up there with the F16.
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Yup, same vibe
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Yes indeed! And the Al Fursan display team has a super cool livery on their Macchis… there’s too much to mention!
Plenty of Mirages as well 
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I have been scrolling the news while I wait to hear that the shipping container that is supposed to be delivered today is on the way… 
Anyway, not strictly NATO but it does involve the US and I don’t know how many are aware of this but Australia getting three Virginia Class SSN’s is a pretty big deal:
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Do they come complete with US Navy crews. 
Wheels
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IIRC we have RAN Submariners training in the US already and the plan is to get them up to speed by deploying on USN Virginia’s until we take delivery.
But I am sure there will be US personnel on board even when they are in RAN service 
Was this the deal we hosed France over?
Pretty much,
But Barracuda was a silly choice anyway. Taking a nuke design and adapting it as a conventional boat…
All the submariners I have spoken to said that the Soryu was the much better option if the RAN was going to replace Collins with another Diesel/Electric Boat.
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