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Tensions in the Middle East with conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Libya, as well as fears of Iran`s growing influence in the area, have fuelled a desire across Sunni Gulf Arab states to modernise their military hardware.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 14:12
The youngest Indian Air Force pilot to have flown the MiG-21 FL fighter jet, which phased out after a glorious 50-year service, said flying the `dream machine` felt like he was closer to heaven.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:34
The iconic Mig-21 FL fighter jet, one of the first variants of the MiG 21 combat aircraft, which dealt severe blows to Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 war, will be phased out from the IAF on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 23:10
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of the two people onboard a Swiss army fighter jet that crashed into a mountainside, as well as the aircraft`s black box, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 14:19
The US Air Force has test flown an F-16 fighter jet without a pilot on board for the first time, in the latest sign of the military`s increasing reliance on drones.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 12:17
South Korea has extended its window for accepting bids from aircraft makers to supply 60 fighter jets at an estimated cost of USD 7.3 billion.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 09:03
Syria wants to revive a contract to purchase MiG-29M/M2 fighter jets from Russia in the wake of upcoming expiration of an EU embargo on arms sales to Syria, the representatives of aircraft maker MiG said on Friday.
Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 22:17
A Pakistan official on Friday said "numerous countries" are interested in obtaining JF-17 Thunder fighter jet jointly developed by both the countries.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 16:54
A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters near Chiayi county Wednesday, according to media reports.
Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 13:05
Two pilots were killed when their Su-27 fighter jet crashed near the city of Rongcheng in east China`s Shandong province Sunday, said authorities.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 17:44
The J-15 fighter jet, likely to be deployed on China`s first aircraft carrier, is able to cover an area with a radius of over 1,000 km on attack missions, a chief designer said Saturday.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 15:04
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday unveiled a new indigenous fighter jet, media reports said.
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