According to Reuters Article published on July 11, 2018 Slovakia has agreed a $1.9 billion deal to buy 14 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to replace its ageing Russian-made MiG-29s, its defense ministry said Slovakia calling F-16 more modern and more advanced, according to an analysis published before the decision. “We picked the best …
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Read Part one: Carrier borne F-22: A superweapon that America should have built Part 1 US Navy will soon confront an operational environment where any nation equipped with modern long range aircraft such as the Su-27/30/35 Flanker will be able to challenge a Carrier Strike Group with a saturation supersonic cruise …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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