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A Guy Recreated The First Two Air-to-Air Engagements Of The F-14 Tomcat In DCS World Simulator

A Guy Recreated The First Two Air-to-Air Engagements Of The F-14 Tomcat In DCS World Simulator

Two F-14 Tomcats as seen in DCS World. (Photo: Eagle Dynamics/Heatblur Simulations) The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. This first two air-to-air fights of the F-14 happened over the Gulf of Sidra, on the northern coast of Libya, in 1981 and …

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Nigerian Air Force Set To Induct The First Batch Of Pakistan-made JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets

Nigerian Air Force Set To Induct The First Batch Of Pakistan-made JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets

The official Twitter handle of the Government of Nigeria announced that the country’s air force was expecting the delivery of three JF-17 fighters from Pakistan. The Government of Nigeria Twitter handle quoted Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, chief of the Nigerian Air Force, as saying, “We are expecting 3 JF-17 Thunder …

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Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone Prototype Completes High-speed Taxi Test

Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone Prototype Completes High-speed Taxi Test

Source: Boeing The Royal Australian Air Force and Boeing Defence Australia have successfully completed the first high-speed taxi test of the Loyal Wingman in preparation for the first flight of the next-generation platform. “We’ve reached high-speed taxi testing ahead of the Loyal Wingman’s first flight with Royal Australian Air Force …

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Russia Developing New Single Engine Next Generation Fighter

Russia Developing New Single Engine Next Generation Fighter

Russia is developing a new class of next-generation fighter jet to complement the heavier Su-57 fighter and upcoming MiG-41 heavy interceptor. According to Russia’s TASS state-run news agency, Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec is working on a concept of an advanced single-engine light- and medium-class piloted and unmanned combat plane, Rostec CEO …

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Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” Has Started At PAF Base Bholari

Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” Has Started At PAF Base Bholari

credits: DGPR (AIR FORCE) on 09 December 2020 Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” has started at an Operational Air Base of Pakistan Air Force. The contingent of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), comprising combat Pilots, Air Defence Controllers, and technical ground crew is participating in the exercise. The …

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Nigerian Air Force’s Twenty MiG-21 Fishbed Fighter Jet Is Up For Sale

Nigerian Air Force’s Twenty MiG-21 Fishbed Fighter Jet Is Up For Sale

Credits: TRADE-A-PLANE Nigerian Air Force’s Twenty Soviet-made MiG-21 Fishbed jet fighters are being advertised for sale online. The offer, posted on the trade-a-plane.com website, is being made by the Inter Avia Group, which is based in Nevada. No prices are listed for the jets, the vendor instead requesting that any interested customers …

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Russian Engineers Using Microsoft HoloLens In Building Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet

Russian Engineers Using Microsoft HoloLens In Building Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet

The mass production of the Russia’s first 5th generation sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet began in 2019. Now according to the latest reports the Sukhoi Company holding company, which incorporates leading Russian design bureaus and serial aircraft production plants, is using mixed reality headsets to assist workers during the production of …

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