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1 day ago · The study concluded that the service should acquire a simple, inexpensive, dedicated CAS aircraft at least as capable as the A-1, and that it should develop doctrine, tactics, and procedures for such aircraft to accomplish the missions for which the attack helicopters were provided.
- 10 May 1972; 51 years ago
- 1972–1984
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1 day ago · The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.
- 21 December 1970
- 1969–1991
- 712
- Grumman
3 hours ago · Aircraft, naval vessels, fixed launchers, and ground vehicles The AIM-9 Sidewinder ("AIM" for "Air Intercept Missile") is a short-range air-to-air missile . Entering service with the United States Navy in 1956 and the Air Force in 1964, the AIM-9 is one of the oldest, cheapest, and most successful air-to-air missiles. [3]
- 1956–present
- Short-range air-to-air missile
- United States
1 day ago · Development For a chronological guide, see Timeline of the Eurofighter Typhoon. Origins Further information: British Aerospace EAP In the UK, as early as 1971, work commenced on the development of a manoeuvrable, tactical aircraft to replace the SEPECAT Jaguar (that was then about to enter service with the RAF). This work soon expanded to include an air superiority capability. A specification ...
- 27 March 1994
- Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH
- 589 as of May 2023
- Eurofighter Typhoon variants
6 hours ago · Founded in November 1920, Qantas commenced operations two years later and has been operating for more than a century. It's the oldest operating airline in the English-speaking world. With a fleet of 125 aircraft, Australia's flag carrier flies to more than 100 destinations around the world.
3 hours ago · After a series of defeats inflicted by Japan, the U.S. Navy turned the tide at Midway (June 1942), then inexorably moved toward total destruction of the Japanese military. After small-scale invasions of North Africa (1942) and Italy (1943), the main American effort was a strategic bombing campaign that destroyed the German Luftwaffe, followed ...
1 day ago · British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse are sunk by Japanese aircraft in the South China Sea north of Singapore. The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea officially declares war on Japan. December 11 – WWII: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind.
