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Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M Fighter Jet Crashed After A Technical Malfunction

Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M Fighter Jet Crashed After A Technical Malfunction

An Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M fighter jet crashed after a technical malfunction. According to preliminary information, the Egyptian pilot baled out; there is no information about the state of his health. A specialized technical committee is currently identifying the technical error that led to the crash, Egypt’s military spokesman Tamer …

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Indian MoD Approves Navy’s Plan To Buy Six Boeing P-8I Anti-Submarine Warfare

Indian MoD Approves Navy’s Plan To Buy Six Boeing P-8I Anti-Submarine Warfare

The Indian Government has cleared a potential procurement of Boeing-built P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft as part of a wider spending plan to boost the country’s defence capabilities. The purchase of additional Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for the Indian navy has received government approval – but only six aircraft are …

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How USSR Spied On Chinese Nuclear Tests By Using A Radiation Sampling MiG-25RR Foxbat Variant

How USSR Spied On Chinese Nuclear Tests By Using A Radiation Sampling MiG-25RR Foxbat Variant

Russian Air Force MiG-25RB – Credits: Alex Beltyukov via Wikipedia China’s PLA tested its first nuclear weapon in 1964 and its first thermonuclear weapon just three years later in 1967. Testing continued until 1996, and the military continued to develop higher payload weapons with smaller and lighter warheads to allow …

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Venezuela Buying New Russian Fighter Jets & Helicopters – U.S. Reports

Venezuela Buying New Russian Fighter Jets & Helicopters - U.S. Reports

United States’ special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams has claimed that Venezuela had signed a major contract for acquisitions of new Russian arms, which included Flanker air superiority fighters and Mi-171 military transport helicopters. Venezuela currently operates the heaviest and arguably the most capable fighters in the Americas outside the …

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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Crashed During Landing At Kunsan Air Base

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Crashed During Landing At Kunsan Air Base

A US Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-16CM, of the 8th FW “Wolf Pack”, crashed when approaching the runway at Kunsan K-8 Air Base, located at Gunsan Airport (KUV/RKJK). The pilot ejected safely with minor injuries. The unidentified pilot was transferred to a local medical facility after sustaining minor injuries. …

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