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This video collection puts you right in the cockpit as amazing flying machines strut their stuff.From high G-turns to low altitude passes, you will view never-before-seen footage of the latest in military aircraft, and hear first-hand accounts of what these Ultimate Aircraft really can do, from the pilots who fly them.
Sea Wings
They strike from the sea - the Navy's sea wings.Launching from America's grandiose carriers at a blistering pace are today's hottest fighters: the F-14 Tomcat, the F/A-18 Hornet and the EA-6B Prowler, among others.These modern marvels are the gatekeepers of America's defense.Sea Wings will take you aboard the carrier during a tense international conflict in Iran.First off the deck is the F-14.It is the fleet defender. From dog-fights over Libya to bombing runs over Iraq, no fighter delivers as much firepower as the Tomcat.Next, the Prowler blasts off to control the information war.In this new age of electronics he who controls the flow of information will control the battlefield.If the Prowler can't jam an enemy's radar, it will destroy it with its potent NARM missile.But the most versatile aircraft aboard a carrier is the infamous F/A-18 Hornet.On the way to the battlefield, it can defend itself with the ARMAAM air-to-air missile.Once there, the Hornet will deliver the latest in high tech air-to-ground missiles - the JSOW.With the assistance of Global Positioning Satellites, these powerful bombs will be dropped from over six miles from their target and will land within inches of it.Get into the mind of today's pilots as they fly on the razor's edge of war and peace.There is no room for mistakes here.Every second and every inch may mean the difference between life and death.
Air Strike
Bosnia 1995 - the bloodiest war in Europe since World War II.For years the innocent have perished.Tonight NATO takes a stand.Jet fighters from Europe and the United States will launch from Aviano Air Base.Planes such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F/A-18 Hornet, the F-15E Strike Eagle and the A-10 Thunderbolt will begin Operation Deliberate Force.The air attack has never been able to win battles solely on its own.Is the air strike powerful enough to make a deciding difference?Operation Deliberate Force was its first true test.Actual Combat footage provided by the aircraft's sophisticated on-board cameras will put you in the cockpit during harrowing combat runs.The Air Force's F-16 and the Marine Corps' F-18 can attack it's targets day and night with sophisticated infrared targeting devices.Air Strike describes in great detail the planning and technology involved in these crucial and risky attacks.The most difficult kind of air strike though is Close Air Support.No plane does it better than the A-10, known affectionately by its pilots as the Warthog.Its nose-mounted 30 mm gun can literally rip a tank in two.Diplomacy has failed in Bosnia.It is now up to the air strike to resolve the crisis in this battered region.
Battle Chopper
A true predator of the skies -- it comes in low and beneath trees.Like a tiger which hides in the tall grass before leaping at its prey, the battle chopper pops up and unleashed its arsenal upon an unsuspecting enemy.Although the helicopter has been involved in combat for less than half a century, it has revolutionized the battlefield.Battle Chopper showcased two of the most deadly helicopters today -- the AM-64 Apache and Russia's Mil-24 Hind. Each attacks with a different tactic.Both are deadly.
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