Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter (NATF) 1988-1991 Due to Congressional intervention, the US Navy agreed to evaluate a navalized version of the US Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (now the F/A-22) as a possible replacement for their F-14s. In late 1988, a Naval ATF (NATF) program office was set up at …
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A Convair-340 plane has crashed in Pretoria, South Africa, leaving at least one person dead and many others injured. The plane came down on the rough ground about five kilometers east of the airport, hitting a small factory building, injuring two people inside. Russel Meiring, a spokesperson for paramedic company ER24, …
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A French soldier was killed and another seriously injured Tuesday in the crash of a military helicopter near Abidjan . The French helicopter Aérospatiale Gazelle crashed around 17 hours in Modeste, a village located about ten kilometers east of the Ivorian economic capital, close to the coast. According to a …
Read More »Interesting Facts about F-22 Raptor That Will Blow You Away
Here are the Interesting Facts about F-22 Raptor That Will Blow You Away The F-22’s first flight was on September 7th, 1997. The YF-23 was considered to be more stealthy and faster, but the YF-22 was more maneuverable. The US Air Force initially forecast ordering 750 F-22s, but production slowdowns, increasing …
Read More »Mig-29 Crash 1989 Paris Airshow – Pilot Ejected Two Seconds Before Crash
On June 08, 1989 A Soviet MIG-29 fighter crashed while doing a high-performance aerobatic routine at the Paris Air Show. The pilot, the lone occupant, ejected from the jet before it exploded but was so low his chute didn’t open. The crash occurred in the middle of the airfield, up …
Read More »Syria Claims Their Air Defenses Struck an Israeli Plane
According to Reuters Article Published on JULY 9, 2018 Syrian state news agency SANA claims that Syrian military air defences struck an Israeli warplane and shot down Israeli missiles targeting the T4 air base in Homs province in response to an act of “aggression” on Sunday night Syrian state news agency SANA said …
Read More »Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 jet fighter
Role: Fighter aircraft National origin: Soviet Union Manufacturer: Mikoyan-Gurevich First flight: 24 April 1946 Status: Retired Primary users: Soviet Air Forces & People’s Liberation Army Air Force Produced: 1946-1948 Number built: 598 (including 12 prototypes)
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According to Jane 360 Article Published on 10 July 2018 Japan is developing next-generation radar technologies to support its naval vessels, defence minister Itsunori Onodera has confirmed, although he denied reports that the country has agreed to undertake the programme in collaboration with the United States. According to media reports in Japan, …
Read More »Syrian Army managed seized French-made APILAS anti-tank systems
The Syrian government announced on 10 July that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops had seized several French-made APILAS anti-tank weapon system in Daraa province, in the south-west of the country. The local media have released imagery showing a captured two APILAS anti-tank weapon systems developed in France by GIAT …
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The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft.So far Thirteen F-22 Raptor are involved in crash, belly landing, engine and other issue Incident Here is a list of All F-22 Crash So far 1) April 1992 YF-22 crash at Edwards AFB In April 1992, the second …
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