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Greece receives French-made Rafale fighter jets
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Athens [Greece], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The first six of a total of 24 French-made Rafale fighter jets Greece has ordered from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation arrived in the country on Wednesday.
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JF-17 fighters cast doubt on quality of Chinese-made jets
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 12 (ANI): Developed jointly by Pakistan and China, the JF-17 fighter jets have failed to keep narratives peddled by Beijing media that the country's modern aircraft are the best in the world as Islamabad's experience with the jets tell a different story, according to
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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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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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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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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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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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Erdogan says Biden promised to make efforts to solve issues related to F-1
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has promised to make all efforts to convince the US Senate to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
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Japan scrambles fighter jets over Chinese chopper takeoff near island grou
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 23 (ANI): Japan on Saturday scrambled its fighter jets in response to the takeoff of a Chinese helicopter from the deck of a warship, which, along with other Chinese and Russian warships, was passing near an Island chain in the East China Sea.
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Erdogan says US offered to sell F-16s to Turkey in return for investment i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States had offered to sell F-16 fighter jets to his country as a return for its investment in the F-35 program.
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