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The story of the RAF Phantom crew that jokingly requested fuel from an Argentine Air Force KC-130 flying over the Falklands – The Aviation Geek Club

One of the Hercules’ men grinned at the Phantom crew and gave a thumbs up sign. Thus encouraged, Archie manoeuvred back-wards to adopt the standard refuel ‘wait’ position. The Phantom formed a major part of the Royal Air Force’s combat aircraft strength for over twenty years and provided the Service with one of the world’s …

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The JF-17 is the strongest candidate to become Argentine Air Force future fighter jet – The Aviation Geek Club

Dario Leone Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters …

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Did you know the Argentine Air Force wanted to replace its A-4 fleet with F/A-18s or F-16s? Instead had to buy 34 former USMC Skyhawks and upgrading them to the A-4AR standard – The Aviation Geek Club

The possibility was studied of replacing all of the remaining Argentine Air Force A-4Bs, A-4Cs, Mirage IIIs and Dagger/Fingers with McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets or General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons. Called the “Tinker Toy” because of its diminutive size, the A-4 Skyhawk bore the brunt of Naval Aviation’s strike effort during the Vietnam War. A-4s provided …

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Smart Missiles and Dumb Bombs: the day Argentinian Super Étendards and A-4C Skyhawks sank MS Atlantic Conveyor and HMS Coventry – The Aviation Geek Club

May 25, 1982 saw the British Task force off the Falklands take some of its most serious losses to Argentinian Air strikes. Given the fact Argentina named its Aircraft Carrier after their Day of Independence, 25 de Mayo, May 25, 1982 saw the British Task force off the Falklands take some of its most serious …

Smart Missiles and Dumb Bombs: the day Argentinian Super Étendards and A-4C Skyhawks sank MS Atlantic Conveyor and HMS Coventry – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

The Argentine Air Force could buy LCA Tejas from India refurbished without British-made components – The Aviation Geek Club

India can offer a non-refueling probe variant of the LCA Tejas with locally made radome and Russian ejection seats to Argentina. Brigadier General Xavier Isaac, the head of the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, FAA) said to the local defense publication “Infodefensa” that his country has received offers from China to buy the FC-1 …

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“We’re not purchasing Pakistani JF-17s but we’re evaluating five alternatives,” Argentine Defence Ministry says – The Aviation Geek Club

The Fuerza Aérea Argentina or Argentina’s air force has been searching for a new supersonic fighter aircraft since when the Dassault Mirage III interceptor fleet was retired in 2015. The news of government of Argentina requesting a budget allocation of $664 million for procuring a dozen JF-17 Block III fighter jets from Pakistan had been …

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