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[@GuyPlopsky](/creator/twitter/GuyPlopsky)
"U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II STOVL stealth multirole fighters refuel over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Sept. XX 2025. (📹/U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Natalie Jones)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1978122652800684453) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-14T15:36Z 23.1K followers, 2100 engagements


"Su-30SM (foreground) and Su-30SM2 multirole fighters from the Russian Baltic Fleet's 4th Mixed Aviation Regiment (SAP). Note that each is armed with at least one Kh-31 series air-to-surface missile (likely the Kh-31A anti-ship variant)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1976531027163218418) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-10T06:11Z 23.1K followers, 7851 engagements


"If the VKS (and/or Russian Navy) does eventually end up procuring the Su-75 - a big if (it's principally aimed at the export market) - then it will be the first single-engine manned combat aircraft to enter service with the Russian military since the Cold War"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1978722044729602239) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-16T07:17Z 23.1K followers, 12.1K engagements


"German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado IDS strike aircraft depart on sorties from Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands during NATO's annual nuclear deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon Oct. XX 2025. (📹/Via DVIDS)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1978890796108779689) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-16T18:28Z 23.1K followers, 7540 engagements


"A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) XXX conducts a pre-flight inspection of an F-35B Lightning II at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport Puerto Rico Oct. X 2025. A Sidewinder & an AMRAAM are visible on station X & X respectively. (📸/Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1976315059623379351) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-09T15:53Z 23.1K followers, 17.4K engagements


""The appearance of GJ-11 Sharp Sword drones at an airbase in Tibet points to the type getting closer to an operational state if it isn't already.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1976749198935834731) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-10T20:38Z 23.1K followers, 1551 engagements


"AV-8B Harrier II+ aircraft assigned to the Thunder Chickens of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) XXX (Reinforced) are seen here on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Atlantic Ocean Aug. XX 2025. (📸/Seaman Andrew Eggert)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1978517511613165754) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-15T17:45Z 23.1K followers, 2984 engagements


"New Chinese Flying Wing Drone Design Emerges"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1968293056601575931) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-09-17T12:36Z 23.1K followers, 1891 engagements


""A series of upgrades and modernizations at Pearl Harbor are preparing the Honolulu Naval Base for all three hypersonic-armed Zumwalt-class destroyers and up to three hypersonic-armed Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1977059566757331259) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-11T17:11Z 23.1K followers, 2373 engagements


"Hellfire-armed AC-130J Gunship in Puerto Rico signals sharper U.S. readiness near Venezuela"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1976961343006949416) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-11T10:41Z 23.1K followers, 3497 engagements


"1/ An animated clip from a recent Rafael marketing video that shows Typhoon C-130 & Su-30 aircraft armed with ROCKS air-launched quasi-ballistic missiles. Ironically the latter resembles a Russian Naval Aviation Su-30SM (should have gone with Indian Air Force Su-30MKI livery)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1978900769429688592) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-16T19:08Z 23.1K followers, 5812 engagements


"U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing integrate with U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron XXX in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility Oct. XX 2025. (📸/@usairforce)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1979392313194655823) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-18T03:41Z 23.1K followers, 2042 engagements


"An A/S32R-12 hydrant servicing vehicle (HSV) refuels a U.S. Air Force B-2A stealth bomber ("Spirit of Washington" / 88-0332) during hot-pit refueling* operations at Pease Air National Guard Base New Hampshire Sept. XX 2025. *The practice of refueling an aircraft immediately after landing while keeping the engines running to minimize time spent on the ground. (📸/Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1979955579440513263) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-19T16:59Z 23.1K followers, 7100 engagements


"A photo recently posted on the Fighterbomber VK page showing a VKS Su-57 with its aft weapons bay doors open"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1979065383551197311) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-17T06:02Z 23.1K followers, 8668 engagements


"1/ An undated (likely recent) photo posted on the Aviahub TG channel a short while ago showing a VKS Su-35S equipped with four R-77-1 medium-range AAMs (stations X X X & 10) one R-37M long-range AAM (station 2) one Kh-31PM ARM (station 12) and L265M10R & L265M10P wingtip ECM pods (stations X & X respectively)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1979241435338805258) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-17T17:41Z 23.1K followers, 5324 engagements


"1/ "According to the government the BAF could buy up to XX J-10CE jets by 2027. However an inter-ministerial committee led by Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan still needs to approve the purchase and to conduct negotiations with Chinese officials.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1975993426018787763) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-08T18:35Z 23.1K followers, 20.3K engagements


"An ADM-141A Tactical Air-Launched Decoy (TALD) is loaded onto an AV-8B+ assigned to VMA-223 "Bulldogs" at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point North Carolina Aug. X 2025. (📹/U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel and Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1978161021522210988) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-14T18:08Z 23.1K followers, 6280 engagements


"An AV-8B+ assinged to the "Bulldogs" of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) XXX is armed with AIM-120A AMRAAMs at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point North Carolina Aug. X 2025. (📹/U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel and Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1978473508041888142) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-15T14:50Z 23.1K followers, 2485 engagements


"Several still images from a short video posted on the Fighterbomber VK page a short while ago that show Su-35S Bort No. "58" Red (RF-44730). This jet is one of the more recent Su-35Ss delivered to the VKS (judging by its wingtip ECM pods which are of the new type likely in September 2023 or later). It is seen here armed with a pair of R-73L or R-74ML short-range AAMs. The video was filmed from a Su-30SM or Su-30SM2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1979276274515480610) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-17T20:00Z 23.1K followers, 17.9K engagements


"A couple of high-resolution photos of a Su-34E produced for Algeria"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/1980344697152582005) [@GuyPlopsky](/creator/x/GuyPlopsky) 2025-10-20T18:45Z 23.1K followers, 2677 engagements