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11 hours ago · As a result, Operation Tiger Hound was initiated in December 1965, utilizing aircraft from the Air Force, the United States Navy and U.S. Marines, the Vietnamese Air Force, and the Royal Laotian Air Force. On 11 December, B-52 heavy bombers were called in to this tactical operation, in their first use over Laos.
- 23 May 1959 – 2 December 1975, (16 years, 6 months, 1 week and 2 days)
11 hours ago · 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.
- 1956–present
- Short-range air-to-air missile
- United States
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11 hours ago · Development In February 1938, the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics published two requests for proposal for twin-engined and single-engined fighters. For the single-engined fighter, the Navy requested the maximum obtainable speed, and a minimum stalling speed not higher than 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). A range of 1,000 miles (1,600 km) was specified. The fighter had to carry four guns, or ...
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11 hours ago · Citrus acreage has shrunk considerably. It's estimated at 50,000 to 70,000 acres in Southwest Florida. Growers paid $2 an acre in dues a year to be members of the now-defunct association.
11 hours ago · It still has around 40 F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, which became famous in the Tom Cruise film “Top Gun” in the 1980s and have been used by the US Air Force itself for two decades Updated 22 May 2024
11 hours ago · It still has around 40 F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, which became famous in the Tom Cruise film “Top Gun” in the 1980s and have been used by the US Air Force itself for two decades Updated 22 May 2024
11 hours ago · In early 1988, The Iraqi Air Force modified a Boeing 727 by fitting it with Thomson-CSF TMV-018 Syrel pods for ESM and Raphael-TH pods with side looking radar. Known as 'Faw-727', it was reportedly used as an ELINT platform in the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 (during which it was briefly locked on by a Kuwaiti Mirage F1 on August 2) and the ...
