Pictures Of The Day: Vertical Landing

1- Vertical Landing

An AV-8B harrier jet performs a vertical landing on the flight deck of the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2013. The Boxer is conducting amphibious squadron and marine expeditionary unit integrated training. The jet is part of the air combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark El-Rayes
An AV-8B harrier jet performs a vertical landing on the flight deck of the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2013. The Boxer is conducting amphibious squadron and marine expeditionary unit integrated training. The jet is part of the air combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark El-Rayes.

2- Enemy Spotted

A Trooper with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, communicates enemy positions to higher headquarters during a June 15, Situational Training Exercise at Fort Irwin, Calif. The exercise was part of the Decisive Action Rotational Exercise aimed at preparing warriors from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division for future conflicts. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Erik A. Thurman
A Trooper with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, communicates enemy positions to higher headquarters during a June 15, Situational Training Exercise at Fort Irwin, Calif. The exercise was part of the Decisive Action Rotational Exercise aimed at preparing warriors from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division for future conflicts. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Erik A. Thurman

3- Spartan Brigade Jump

Paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III over Malamute Drop Zone, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division's Operation Spartan Reach, a mass tactical airborne training event across Alaska from Monday through Wednesday. This is the largest airborne training mission in the history of the Spartan Brigade, dropping more than 1,400 paratroopers, in addition to heavy equipment including two 105 mm howitzers at the Donnelly Drop Zone near Fort Greely, and JBER's Malamute Drop Zone using five C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and one C-130 Hercules aircraft. Operation Spartan Reach is designed to simulate a brigade-level airborne seizure of key terrain to enable the follow-on movement of forces into hostile territory. U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher
Paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III over Malamute Drop Zone, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division's Operation Spartan Reach, a mass tactical airborne training event across Alaska from Monday through Wednesday. This is the largest airborne training mission in the history of the Spartan Brigade, dropping more than 1,400 paratroopers, in addition to heavy equipment including two 105 mm howitzers at the Donnelly Drop Zone near Fort Greely, and JBER's Malamute Drop Zone using five C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and one C-130 Hercules aircraft. Operation Spartan Reach is designed to simulate a brigade-level airborne seizure of key terrain to enable the follow-on movement of forces into hostile territory. U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher

4- PLA's Arty spotter UAVs

Chinese edition of the same report, those An-209 tactical UAVs are organic to artillery regiments for reconnaissance and target positioning purposes.
According the Chinese edition of the same report, those An-209 tactical UAVs are organic to artillery regiments for reconnaissance and target positioning purposes.

Training for key operators of new-type UAV concludes

Chinese edition of the same report, those An-209 tactical UAVs are organic to artillery regiments for reconnaissance and target positioning purposes.

A 30-day training for the key operators of the new-type reconnaissance UAV concluded successfully recently. The reconnaissance UAVs have been used in the artillery troops in recent years. They are new-type information weapons used for battlefield reconnaissance and surveillance, targeting and damage assessment. They have the characteristics of a large range of mobility, multiple reconnaissance means, high positioning accuracy and fast response. (China Military Online/Wu Sulin)

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