There are many scenarios in which tube artillery can engage attack helicopters. Sometimes called helicopter gunships because of their heavy armament,…
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Military AviationWeapons
Former Naval Aviator explains why a fighter pilot prefers a longer-range (effective) missile over a faster and better maneuvering aircraft and over an outstanding radar
by Dario Leone‘Long ago in flight school, I remember an instructor told us that we were not flying aircraft or fighters. No he…
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Military AviationWeapons
Raytheon Unveils the Development of Peregrine Advanced Air-to-Air Missile
by Dario LeoneThe new, smaller Peregrine missile is faster and more maneuverable than legacy medium-range, air-to-air missiles, and doubles the weapons loadout on…
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Military Aviation
Taiwan refutes that AIM-120 parts found by India were from the island
by Dario LeoneIndia says it has conclusive evidence that Pakistan Air Force F-16s were involved in the aerial engagements on the LoC on…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a RAF Phantom was nearly shot down by its own Skyflash air-to-air missile
by Dario Leone“May I ask, sir, how far behind the Phantoms?” interjected John. “Oh…not too far,” the commanding officer said hesitatingly. “At the…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Spanish Air Force Eurofighter accidentally fired AIM-120 AMRAAM over Estonia
by Dario LeoneEven if the AIM-120 has a built-in self-destruction mode, it is possible that it did not exploded and debris of the…
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The new procurement plans to integrate the missile onto the F-5, making IRIS-T a standard armament of the Royal Thai Air…
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Aircraft CarriersF-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
ANYTIME BABY…! COOL VIDEO FEATURES THE LEGENDARY F-14 TOMCAT IN ACTION ON THE FLIGHT DECK
by Dario LeoneTo perform the fleet air defense role, the F-14 Tomcat was fitted with a powerful weapons system known as the AWG-9…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary AviationWeapons
FIRST EVER FOOTAGE OF AN IRIAF F-14A FIRING A FAKOUR-90 AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE
by Dario LeoneThe Fakour-90 is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix The following interesting video is the first known…
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Military Aviation
“THE MiG-31 FOXHOUND INTERCEPTOR CAN SHOOT DOWN SATELLITES” ZVEZDA TV SAYS
by Dario LeoneIn the early 1980s, the Soviet Union had developed two MiG-31D Foxhounds as a launch platform for a potential anti-satellite version…
