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UAE nixes deal with US to buy F-35 fighter planes
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The US faced a major blow as UAE suspended talks to buy the 50 Lockheed F-35 US fighter jets worth USD 23 billion. This is a major setback for the US both economically and diplomatically. China seems to be an emerging winner in the ongoing tussle between U
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Russian fighter jet Su-30 escorts US spy plane over Black Sea: Defense Min
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian fighter Su-30 escorted US reconnaissance aircraft P-8A over the Black Sea on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center (NDCC) told reporters.
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Remaining 6 Rafale jets will be delivered to India by April next year, COV
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Emphasising that the COVID-19 has not disrupted the delivery of the remaining Rafale fighter jets to India, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said that right now 30 aircraft have been delivered while six will be delivered by April next year.
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Japanese Defence Minister calls US decision to resume F-16 flights regrett
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi described on Thursday the US decision to resume flights of F-16 fighter jets before the end of the investigation into fuel tanks drop by US aircraft as highly regrettable.
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Lucknow: Tyre of Mirage fighter jet stolen from truck carrying military eq
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday filed a case against unidentified miscreants after a tyre of Mirage fighter jet was stolen from a truck carrying a consignment of military equipment from Lucknow.
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IAF gets two Mirage 2000 fighters from France to strengthen combat aircraf
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), November 25 (ANI): Amid tensions on the border, the Indian Air Force has received a boost to its fighter jet fleet as two-second hand Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft have arrived from France at its Gwalior airbase.
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Battle of Garibpur's 50th anniversary, marks India-Pakistan's first direct
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 22 (ANI): India and Pakistan's first direct encounter in the War of Independence for Bangladesh took place fifty years ago on November 21. Armies of both nations were well-equipped with tanks and fighter jets at Garibpur near Khulna's Boyra.
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Amid Chinese military threat, Taiwan unveils new F-16V fighter jets
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 19 (ANI): Amid rising military threats from China, Taiwan on Thursday (local time) unveiled more than two dozen upgraded F-16 fighter jets - F-16V at the Chiayi base.
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Taiwan deploys first squadron of F-16 jets amid China's military aggressio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 18 (ANI): Taiwan on Thursday deployed the most advanced version of the US-made F-16 fighter jet in its defence force, a move that experts say would significantly boost the island's defence against the Chinese military aggression.
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Turkey, U.S. agree to continue F-16 talks
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A meeting over Turkey's demand to acquire F-16 fighter jets between Turkish and US defence officials was conducted in a "positive and constructive atmosphere" in Washington, said Turkey's Defense Ministry on Wednesday.
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Russia to launch mass production of Checkmate fighter jet in 2026: UAC
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia will begin mass-producing its new single-engine, fifth-generation fighter jet Checkmate in 2026, Yury Slyusar, the general director of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), said on Sunday.
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20 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's air defence identification zone in 24
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 7 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has stated that 20 Chinese fighter jets intruded into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) within the past 24 hours, reported local media.
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