F-35 Lightning II

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Jian-10 or Fighter-10 of China

Sources with the Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said Friday that it has been equipped with China-made new-generation fighter aircraft, the Jian-10, or Fighter-10.br /An Air Force officer told Xinhua the force’s “overall battle effectiveness has been noticeably enhanced” after being equipped with the aircraft and through intensive drills and training.He disclosed that Jian-10 was capable …




F-22 is international now

The U.S. government has aid it is “positively inclined” to selling 100 F-22 fighter jets to Japan. It would be the first overseas sale of the state-of-the-art stealth fighter jets.br /The F-22 Raptor is a fighter jet capable of incapacitating entire air forces of other countries. It has radar-evading stealth technology and its range of surveillance is vastly wider than …




RAF Jaguars leave service after 33 years

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Azerbaijan to buy JF-17 multirole fighters from Pakistan

Azerbaijan Defense Minister Safar Abiyev and Defense Industry Minister Yavar Jamalov are scheduled to make an official visit to Pakistan.br / br /The meetings during the visit are to cover cooperation between Azerbaijani and Pakistan in defense industry, APA reports.br /br /While attending the IDEAS international defence military exhibition in Pakistan, Azerbaijan showed interest to JF-17 multirole fighters as well …




F-22 Raptor for Israel

Quote:br /emFrom the Jerusalem Post 20 Apr 2007.the Israel Air Force has expressed new found interest in receiving the F-22 and has requested that the Defense Ministry present the request on its behalf to U.S./embr /em/embr /This is just a piece of information I got from some forum. I would be really grateful if someone gave me a link.br /br …




CF-105 Arrow

divbr /br /pembed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/39hhkVRPi4g” width=”425″ height=”350″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent”/embed/pbr /br /pThe Avro CF-105 Arrow was a delta-wing interceptor aircraft, designed and built by Avro Aircraft Limited (Canada) in Malton, Ontario, Canada, as the culmination of a design study that began in 1953. Following the start of its flight test program in 1958 (the first five examples were undergoing proving and service …




Guardian Commercial Airline Anti-Missile System

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Pilot lands F-15 with only one wing

On 1 May 1983, during an Israeli Air Force training dogfight, an F-15D collided with an A-4 Skyhawk. Unknown to pilot Zivi Nadavi, and his copilot, the right wing of the Eagle was torn off roughly two feet (60 cm) from the fuselage. The pilot managed to regain control of the aircraft and prevented it from stalling, ultimately landing the …