Captain Pavlo Ivanov, an F-16 pilot, died during a combat mission today. Pavlo was 26 …
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IN RESPONSE to the IAF’s ( Indian Air Force) quest for rebuilding its ever-dwindling combat aircraft force levels, US Lockheed Martin has joined other western manufacturers of combat aircraft with its lucrative bid of F-16 Block 70(or F-16IN for India) multi-role fighter. In its various presentations to the IAF, the …
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The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile aircraft, designed to be a supremely effective dogfighter in combat. …
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On September 16, 2011, at the Reno Air Races, a North American P-51D Mustang crashed into spectators, killing the pilot and 10 people on the ground and injuring 69 others. Leeward, 74, and his Mustang, The Galloping Ghost, were in third place and had just rounded pylon number 8 when …
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People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber fleet is steadily being modernized, and plans call for a next-generation stealthy, multi-role bomber. The Xian H-20 is a subsonic stealth bomber design. The aircraft will feature a wing design similar to that of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, with components already being …
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During the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union hotly contested all the prestigious aviation records Especially the World Absolute Speed and Altitude records of the International Aviation Federation (Federation Aeronautique Internationale, FAI). Here is a Historic Footage Of F 104 Breaking Altitude Record On December 6, 1959, US Navy …
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India Comes Alive To Fair Pricing and Justness of American Defence Sales OUTLANDISH CHARGES OVER WRONG PRICING OF APACHE AH-64D FALL FLAT There is A Commodity And Its Price Is Determined By Certain Factors Not By Somebody’s Whims – American Way Time To Think Beyond ‘Surplus Value’ of Marxism …
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The U.S. Air Force officially retired its 52 surviving F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighters in 2008, transferring their radar-evading attack mission to B-2 bombers, F-22s and eventually F-35s. The Air Force claimed it would preserve the F-117s for future use 1) Americans have managed to devise a computer program called “Echo” which …
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September 2017 marked the 37th anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq War, which killed hundreds of thousands of people between 1980 and 1988. Records indicate the Iranian air force lost 67 of its combat pilots in course of around 1,000 close-air-support sorties between Sept. 22 and Oct. 23 of …
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The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has undergone many changes in the last 20 years. The introduction of fourth-generation and Fifth generation fighters jets, bombers, unmanned aircraft and advanced cruise missiles has transformed the air arm from a primarily defensive force to one that can be used to project Chinese …
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected defense contractor Dynetics to develop its vision of small, uncrewed aircraft that are launched from warplanes and recovered in midair. Known as “Gremlins,” Gremlins is an Airborne Launch & Recovery of Unmanned Aerial Systems that will enable the small drones to be …
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