air combat interceptors
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UK Air Defence
Nothing in military history has given the RAF such a hold on the public imagination as the gallant Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of the Battle of Britain. Sadly in the postwar nuclear world their successors have only been tasked with wartime defence of key military infrastructure in the UK. It...- uk 75
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- air combat interceptors air defence british army british isles cold war cold war ii no. 11 group raf north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war raf fighter command raf regiment raf strike command royal air force royal artillery royal navy royal observer corps surface-to-air missile uk air defence region united kingdom air forces
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Commission floats idea that Ireland purchase 12 to 24 fighter jets
Irish Commission on the Defence Forces has come up with three proposals to bolster the armed forces, the most ambitious of which includes the purchase of 12 to 24 jet fighters. The cost of such an effort is almost quadruple of the current budget (including other capabilities as well). This would... -
Interceptors for Ireland
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/government-considering-purchase-of-military-jet-aircraft-1.4289801 Interesting. This Bear is small because it's 1/144. Those Bears are very high up. -
Countries with no Fighter aircraft
Apart from trainers, Ireland did not operate any fighters to defend its neutral airspace during the Cold War and still does not. New Zealand has also given up its old A4 Skyhawks and had no air defence patrol aircraft. Within NATO, Luxembourg and the Baltic States rely on other members to defend... -
Romanian Supersonic Fighter projects
IAR-95, IAR-S from late 1970s onward- overscan (PaulMM)
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- air combat interceptors air-to-ground battlefield air defence battlefield air interdiction close air support cold war comandamentul apararii antiaeriene a teritoriului forțele aeriene interceptors romanian air force romanian navy supersonic warsaw pact
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects