The Slow Death Of American Air Power
Saw this piece on the Lexington Institute site. It’s by Loren B. Thompson, one of the institute’s most prolific researchers. This is an excerpt from […]
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Aircraft And Helicopters
Admiral Arun Prakash on the future of NAVAIR
And, our final installment from Admiral Arun Prakash. My final question to him was: As a Naval aviator, your tenure has finally seen a big
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LiveFist EXCLUSIVE: Admiral Arun Prakash on What Platforms The Future Indian Navy Needs
Admiral Arun Prakash: Navies have, for centuries, been accepted and used as instruments of diplomacy and state policy. Therefore, unlike the other Services, they derive
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Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder – An Analysis
By Mihir Shahfor LiveFist On March 23 2007, two JF-17 “Thunder” fighters took to the skies for the first time in Pakistan as a part
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JF-17s At Last
Two JF-17 Thunders flew on Pakistan Day on March 23 in Islamabad. The two fighters were flown in from Chengdu on March 12 for further
The Sun Sets on the IAF’s Rakshak
I was looking up some old stuff the other day and came upon the rare Sept-Oct 1984 edition of Air University Review journal. A particular
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Farewell MiG-23MF of Warlords!
Just got this press release from the IAF. Reproducing it as is: Having soared the Indian skies for nearly 24 years and logging nearly 32,581
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First LCA Tejas Squadron at Sulur?
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi said on March 12 that the Air Force station at Sulur (Western Tamil Nadu) was being developed into
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The Tale of the Indian Navy and the E-2 Hawkeye 2000
Just over two years ago, HAL signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman Corp. to “work together on projects of mutual benefit”. This, their press release
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What about the transports?
For all the build-up and anticipation about the medium multi role combat aircraft (MMRCA) contract for 126 fighters, the IAF’s other backbone is conveniently shuffled
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