As we have reported earlier that on February 11, 2020, the Syrian Air Force helicopter was shot down in the country’s northwest, killing the two crew members on board in a fiery crash. According to the initial reports, the Syrian regime helicopter was reportedly shot down by Syrian rebels fighters …
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Tejas parked next to F-16 Fighting Falcon (center) and Eurofighter Typhoon (top) at Aero India 2009 – Credits: vishak Via wikipedia The Indian Air Force (IAF) has reportedly finalized the acquisition of 83 single-engine Tejas Mark-1A light combat aircraft (LCA) fighter jets For $5.4bn From HAL. The defence PSU Hindustan …
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On Feb. 14, 2020, the Yemeni Houthi rebels announced they had downed a Royal Saudi Air Force Tornado Attack Jet in the northern al-Jawf province, in Yemen. Later a coalition spokesman confirmed that a Saudi Tornado fighter jet had “fallen” while carrying out a support mission near Yemeni army units, …
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A 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team recovers a U-2 Dragon Lady June 26, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco) After nearly 70 years of service, the U.S. Air Force plans to retire its fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady spyplanes …
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, sits on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Megan Wollam/Released) According to the USNI report, …
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Syrian rebels shot down a Syrian Air Force helicopter in the country’s northwest where Syrian troops are advancing, killing the two crew members on board in a fiery crash. A journalist and military aviation analyst, Babak Taghvaee has released on its Twitter account the shocking footage captured the moment the …
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Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has revealed that they had to get special permission from the Navy for one of “the most extreme” stunts in the movie. The first teaser clip of the highly-anticipated sequel to the 1986 classic featured Tom Cruise’s Maverick flying at a pretty low altitude …
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Taiwan’s air force scrambled for the second day in a row on Monday to intercept Chinese jets that approached the island claimed by Beijing as its own, as tensions between the two took on a potentially dangerous military dimension. The Chinese planes, consisting of J-11 jet fighters, KJ-500 early warning …
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An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron prepares to launch during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) According to Flightglobal report, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has 873 unresolved deficiencies and new …
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Mariusz Blaszczak, Republic of Poland Minister of Defense, visited the 33rd Fighter Wing to gain insight about the operational capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II, determine the requirements for the Republic of Poland’s imminent aquisitions of the F-35A and tour the maintenance academic training facility at Eglin Air Force Base, …
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