WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Air Force has grounded all its F-15 fighter planes after an accident in Missouri triggered concerns about the ageing fleet, officials said Tuesday.br /br /The decision comes after Japan on Sunday grounded its F-15 fleet after it was informed by US forces that an Air National Guard F-15 fighter jet had crashed.br /br /”The cause …
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div class=”story-para”Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Nov. 16 that the U.S. is incapable of launching a military strike against Iran but would “regret” an attack if it carried one out./div div class=”story-para” “America is today incapable of staging a military strike against Iran for several reasons,” Ahmadinejad told Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news channel in an interview, according to an Arabic voice-over …
The Indian Air Force’s fleet now includes new-generation aircraft, with the arrival of two British-built Hawk advanced jet trainers at Bidar Air Force Station in the southern state of Karnataka.br /“The Hawk trainers will impart stage-three training to newly commissioned fighter pilots of the IAF at Bidar” beginning next June, according to the Indian Defence Ministry’s Nov. 12 statement.br /The …
The H-8 is a secret strategic bomber, a stealth aircraft plane for China and according to the “Fenghuang Tower” the H-8 is reported to start trial flights from January 5th, 2011. The Chinese leadership was present in full strength comprising the Central Military Committee officers, air force logistics department officers, national defense science …
NEW DELHI — Senior Indian Air Force officials say they are finding holes in the agreement their government signed Oct. 18 with Russia for joint production of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft.br /The Air Force prefers to get involved in the project from the beginning of the design stage, but the Russians say the design of the proposed fifth-generation aircraft is …
