Tag: multirole fighter
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has signed a memorandum of intent with the U.K. government for 48 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters As brought to our attention by Giulio Cristante, a reader of The Aviation Geek Club, the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) could soon field additional Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in fact has signed a...
The Sri Lanka Air Force acquired six Kfir C.2s and a single TC.2 in 1995–1996. The service added additional nine aircraft to its inventory by 2005 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is said to be in talks with Sri Lanka to restore the serviceability of five Kfir fighters currently grounded. According to Colombo Page which cites Jane’s Defence Weekly as the source,...
Only 3 MiG-29Ks out of a fleet of 10 were normally available for operations in 2016 because of problems with engines and electronic control system Taken on Jul. 16, 2017 the interesting photos in this post feature Indian Navy MiG-29K Fulcrum fighter jets flying over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Bay of Bengal during Exercise Malabar...
The F-15E was a modification of the two-seat F-15 Eagle and was designed as an all-weather multirole strike fighter The interesting photo in this post features the first McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle which from Mar. 2, 1987 was used at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) for Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E). The F-15E was a modification of the...
The Super Hornet is largely a new aircraft at about 20% larger, 7,000 lb (3,200 kg) heavier empty weight, and 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) heavier maximum weight than the Legacy Hornet The interesting video in this post highlights the main difference between the Boeing F/A-18 "Legacy" Hornet and the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Developed by McDonnell Douglas, the Super Hornet, which first...
The competition for the new Royal Malaysian Air Force fighter was narrowed to the Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon, with the first emerging as the frontrunner in the contest As told by Reuters, French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll told reporters that Malaysia is now talking only to Dassault for its MiG-29 replacement program. Malaysia in fact, which wants to buy...
