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France & Germany Sign Contract To Develop Next-Gen Fighter Jet Prototype

France & Germany Sign Contract To Develop Next-Gen Fighter Jet Prototype

Image Credits Unknown Via France and Germany signed a €150 million deal to develop a prototype of the next-generation fighter jet. Dassault Aviation and Airbus will build the aircraft, which is expected to be operational from 2040 with a view to replacing Dassault’s Rafale and Germany’s Eurofighter warplanes over time. …

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U.S. Air Force To Retires Its First EC-130H ‘Compass Call’ Aircraft After 37 Years

U.S. Air Force To Retires Its First EC-130H 'Compass Call' Aircraft After 37 Years

The EC-130H Compass Call is an electronic attack aircraft flown by the United States Air Force. Based on the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, the aircraft is heavily modified to disrupt enemy command and control communications, perform offensive counterinformation operations, and carry out other kinds of electronic attacks. Planned upgrades will …

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The First Fighter Pilot In The World To Return To Flying After Disc Replacement Surgery

The First Fighter Pilot In The World To Return To Flying After Disc Replacement Surgery

Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Fighter Wing Vice Commander and newly reinstated F-15 Eagle fighter pilot, prepares for his first official flight since undergoing cervical disc replacement surgery, December 4, 2019, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. Col. Hofford recently completed the near three-year process of obtaining a waiver to fly …

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Israeli Air Force F-35I Carried-Out Airstrike On IRGC-Quds Force Convoy In Syria

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Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter jets reportedly carried out a “successful” airstrike to destroy a “large convoy” of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)- Quds Force, or Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, in Syria early on Thursday. At-least four F-35Is of Israel Air …

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India Plans For Third Aircraft Carrier ‘INS Vishal’ Have Reportedly Been Shelved Over Financial Woes

India Plans For Third Aircraft Carrier ‘INS Vishal’ Have Reportedly Been Shelved Over Financial Woes

INS Vikrant during its undocking in June 2015 – Credits: Indian Navy India’s plans for a third aircraft carrier have reportedly been shelved over financial woes, after having been placed on hold in May 2019. INS Vishal, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 2 (IAC-2), is a planned aircraft carrier …

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