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Role: Fighter-bomber Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation Designer: Marcel Dassault First flight: 28 February 1949 Introduction: 1952 Retired: 1980s Primary users: French Air Force, Indian Air Force, Israeli Air Force & El Salvador Air Force Produced: 1949-1954 Number built: 118

According to idrw Article Uploaded on July 12, 2018, Yakovlev Design Bureau has offered Indian Air Force a Customised Yak-130 Combat Trainer to take place of ill-fated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) developed HJT-36 Sitara as an intermediate jet trainer (IJT) for Stage-II Pilot training program in a Government to Government offer. Yak-130 Combat …

Role: Fighter-bomber Manufacturer: Fiat Aviazione / Aeritalia First: flight 9 August 1956 Introduction:  1958 Retired: 1995 Status: Several in museums Primary users: Italian Air Force, German Air Force & Portuguese Air Force Produced: 1956-1977 Number built: 770 Variants: Fiat G.91Y

The F-4D fighter jet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force from the 10th Tactical Air Base crashed in the southeast of the country on 11 July. The F-4D fighter jet was on a training mission when it went down over the Chabahar city. The jet crashed in a …

According to Jane 360 Article Published on 11 July 2018 India building new Airbase at Deesa to counter PAF new Airbase at Bholari The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun constructing a ‘forward’ airbase in the western Indian state of Gujarat to counter a similar facility located across the border in Pakistan’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …