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India confirms losing a fighter jet and the pilot is still 'missing in action' after a dogfight with Pakistani forces
News agency reports citing sources identified the missing pilot as Wing Commander Abhinandan V…
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India is updating its air force for a modern war, and China isn't its only concern
India's efforts to expand and modernize its air force show how serious it is about countering the t…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Report: Russian Navy MiG-29K crashed returning to aircraft carrier from Syria
Experts agree that the Kuznetsov's deployment to Syria doesn't meaningfully increase Russia's capab…
Alex Lockie
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Ukraine's quest for more fighter jets hits its latest obstacle: US concerns about starting a war between NATO and Russia
Having jets leave a US or NATO base for delivery to Ukraine "raises serious concerns for the entire…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Watch A Syrian MiG Catch Fire In Midair [VIDEO]
It's not clear whether the aircraft was leaking because of battle damage to its starboard wing. The…
David Cenciotti
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How the Israeli Air Force once destroyed over 60 enemy jets and dozens of Soviet missile systems in battle without losing a single fighter
Israel's aircraft, weapons, training, and strategic adaptations are what led to the historic win.
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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North Korea's antique fighter jets are still keeping the US and South Korea on their toes
North Korea deployed hundreds of aircraft during drills in late 2022. In a real war, most of those …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them.
Even if Russia's sole aircraft carrier returns to service next year, it probably won't have a fully…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Indian Air Force has lost over 10 aircraft-- and the year not even halfway through
This year has been bad for IAF aircraft, and has been replete with crashes. In January, …
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North Korea has a massive air force - here's why it's basically a joke
The IISS says North Korea's best jets are its MiG-29 fighters, which it probably only has a few doz…
Alex Lockie
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'Made in India' light combat aircraft ‘Tejas’ inducted in Air Force
The induction ceremony started early morning at the Aircraft System Testing Establishment in the pr…
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China is getting rid of its 'grandpa' fighter jets, but they may make a comeback for a one-way mission against Taiwan
China has developed 54 variants of the J-7 during the jet's 60 years in service, and there may be o…
Michael Peck
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IDF Intercepts Syrian Aircraft Infiltrating Israeli Airspace
Haaretz reports that a Syrian MiG-21 was shot down by the Israeli Air Force and that the "jet was t…
Dina Spector
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Decades after winning the world's first jet-powered dogfights, US fighter pilots are still flexing their muscles over Korea
An area along the North Korea-China border known as "MiG Alley" was the site of intense dogfights f…
Benjamin Brimelow
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7 photos of the MiG-35, a highly maneuverable fighter jet that Russia hopes will keep the MiG corporation in business
"From the viewpoint of conducting the final tests, we expect that in 2019 we will complete the enti…