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F-16 Fighting Falcon Top Speed: How Fast Is The Fighter Jet?
The F-16 Fighting Falcon can reach a top speed of Mach 2, which is twice the speed of sound, thanks to its light weight and ...
Naval Officer Recognised For Four Decades Of Service To New Zealand
In 2018, Rear Admiral Gilmour was appointed as Commander Joint Forces New Zealand and was its longest-serving commander with ...
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Super Tomcat: The ‘New’ F-14 Fighter the Navy Almost Built
The F-14 Tomcat, an iconic US Navy fighter popularized by Top Gun, could have evolved into an even deadlier “Super Tomcat” ...
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The Unrealized Potential of the MiG-29
In the late 1970s, the Soviet Union would develop a new fighter aircraft which, for a time, rivalled the F-16 as the best dogfighter in the sky. The MiG-29 Fulcrum - as it became known - was a great ...