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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Friday on the first leg of his five-nation tour, receiving a ceremonial escort from UAE F-16 fighter jets as his aircraft entered Emirati airspace.On arrival in Abu Dhabi, Modi was accorded a guard of honour before beginning high-level engagements with UAE President…
US goes ahead with radar upgrade for Pak’s F-16 fleet, move a worry for India In a decision that will raise India’s concerns, the US is going ahead with a radar upgrade programme for Pakistan’s F16 fleet, which comprises 75 to 85 fighter jets. In a $488 mn deal, American defence major Northrop Grumman Systems…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Saturday that it had struck an Israeli F-16 fighter jet over central Iran, though the Israeli military said only that one of its aircraft had come under surface-to-air missile fire during operations and insisted there was no damage.The competing claims emerged as the conflict triggered by the…
UAE F-16 firing missile at Iranian drone Beachgoers in Dubai witnessed a dramatic moment up close as a fighter jet chased down and shot an Iranian drone right above them.According to reports, a UAE Air Force F-16 fired what appeared to be an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to destroy the UAV, reportedly a Shahed-136 attack drone.The…
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a mission flight in the early hours of Wednesday, killing the pilot. Footage of the initial moments of the crash on the highway in Balıkesir shows the aircraft descending shortly after takeoff.The aircraft, assigned to the 9th Main Jet Base Command in Balıkesir, crashed around 00:50…
The United States has approved a major arms deal worth $686 million to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Dawn reported citing a Defense Security Cooperation Agency letter to US Congress.The deal would “support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by allowing Pakistan to retain interoperability with US and partner…
US F-16 pilot Taylor Hiester expressed shock that the Dubai Air Show continued even after Tejas crash. Captain Taylor Hiester, a pilot of the US F-16 team who was at the Dubai Air Show where a Tejas fighter jet crashed, killing Wing Commander Namansh Syal, expressed his disbelief and shock that the show was not…
