The Air Force has asked the government to urgently purchase fresh ammunition for its fighters amid continuing tensions after Pakistan brought all its F16s upfront on the Indian border as cross-border tensions rise between the regional rivals. As combat air patrol missions continue near the Pakistani border, the Indian Air Force …
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Saab Released Recent Footage of Gripen – Always combat ready can operate from a road strip of only 16 x 800 meters The key to operational effect is to get fighters airborne when needed. That’s why Gripen is designed to make sure that availability is maximized at all times. A …
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Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence on Thursday shows US Air Force’s nuclear-capable bomber B-52H Stratofortress over international waters of the Baltic Sea. According to the ministry, Russian airspace control detected the bomber at a considerable distance from the Russian border and sent a pair of Su-27 fighter …
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Drone technology is being developed with the aim of making the logistics supply chain in war zones more efficient. Aviation Week & Space Technology reports that the wooden aircraft the LG-1K developed by Logistic Gliders Inc under contract with DARPA and the U.S. Marine Corps War-fighting Laboratory is undergoing trials …
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Following the skirmishes on 27th February 2019, IAF and Indian media claimed that wing commander Abhinandhan shot down a PAF F-16. Pakistani Authorities denied all such claims and said they didn’t lose any jets. Recent released Picture of the downed IAF Mig21 Bison’s wreckage has sparked a new debate among …
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Israeli firm Rafael has unveiled what appears to be a new air-launched ballistic missile, which has features in common with both an existing family of precision-guided bombs and a ballistic missile defense target. The company says the weapon will be able to find its target even in the midst of …
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The navigator of a Rafale fighter plane was seriously injured early Wednesday afternoon at the military base of Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne) in an accident. At approximately 13:52, the aircraft was taking off when the browser seat ejection device (pilot’s pair) tripped. The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely. The 64-year-old navigator, …
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Russia deployed some of its best air defenses to Syria to keep US missiles and jets at bay as the US military’s immense air and naval power fought ISIS in close proximity — but the supposedly airtight defenses are routinely defeated by Israel. In September, Israeli raid on Iranian weapons …
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Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, confirmed by black box data, have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is an automated safety feature on the 737 Max 8 designed to prevent the …
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Airbus and Boeing currently build the biggest passenger airplanes in the world, with the mighty Airbus A380-800 and its rival the Boeing 777-300, while Russia’s Ilyushin also stands out as the only other company to make the list. Aerospace-technology.com lists the top ten biggest passenger airplanes in the world, ranked …
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