Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully user flight-tested from Su-30 MKI aircraft off the Odisha coast on September 17, 2019. – Ministry of Defence (GODL-India) The Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh, cleared the purchase of 248 indigenously developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) for the Indian Air Force …
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The Draken’s first Mirage F1M. (Image credit: Draken /José M. Ramos). In 2017, Draken International announced the procurement of 22 Mirage F1M and F1B fighter jets. Previously flown by the Spanish Air Force, these aircraft will join Draken’s existing fleet of radar-equipped Douglas A-4K Skyhawks and Aero Vodochody L-159E “Honey …
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The cockpit of the F-15C Eagle with the new Passive Attack Display. (Screenshots from the Ars Technica YouTube video) The Ars Technica YouTube channel published an interesting tour of the F-15C Eagle cockpit. The cockpit tour, which features an F-15C of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National …
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Source: Boeing The U.S. Air Force is urgently buying an unspecified number of General Electric F110-GE-129 jet engines to power its new F-15EX Eagle fighter jets. The service says this is an “unusual and compelling urgency acquisition” and comes ahead of a formal competition to decide on the F-15EX’s powerplant, …
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Syrian mig-21 Armed and fueled, in its reinforced hangar. Credits: Murad Gazdiev While no Eagle has ever been shot down in combat, the closest call for an F-15 pilot came during an engagement of Jun. 9, 1982. On that day, as told by Shlomo Aloni in his book Israeli F-15 …
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Credits: Aeronautica Militare On Jun. 25, 2020, the 36° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force – ItAF) successfully completed a Wing exercise that involved 12x F-2000 (as the Eurofighter Typhoon is designated in Italian service) as well as 1x KC-130J of the 46^ Brigata Aerea (Air Brigade) from …
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Two J-20 fighters in formation – Credits: emperornie Chinese experts have claimed that Indian, Russian, French and US-origin weapons are no match against Chinese weapons especially the J-20 stealth fighter jet which is decades ahead of any French or Russian jets that India operates. Adding further to the criticism, the …
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Multi type transport helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army fly at an extremely low altitude in plateau area during a penetration flight training exercise on June 22, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang Mingfu) Chinese Army helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the …
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A right front view of an E-4 advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator for the testing. Location: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO (NM) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA). Call Sign: USAF-50125 Here’s an inside look at the U.S. Air Force ‘doomsday plane’ — which can endure the aftermath of …
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Credits: Indian Air Force Amid escalated tension with China over a border dispute in Eastern Ladakh, India is likely to receive the first batch of six Rafale fighter jets by July 27. Around six fully-loaded Rafale fighter aircraft fitted with the long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles, which is expected to boost …
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