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An archive of posts for extremely autistic and in-depth analysis of Planes and Air warfare. From a Pakistani Perspective.

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🇵🇰/🇸🇦BREAKING: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 Fighter Jet deal. Accordingly,
the total deal is worth $4 billion, with an additional $2 billion to be spent on equipment over and above the loan conversion.

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Forwarded from Mediterranean Man (C)
⚡️🇺🇸 The total amount of F-35s made in FY-2025 reached 191 aircrafts. Approximately 36 of these F-35 Lightning IIs were delivered to the USAF; with 155 being shipped to foreign purchasers.

• 85 F-35s were delivered to Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland and the final deliveries for Norway were made.
• 40 F-35s were delivered to Asian & Indo-Pacific allies, specifically Japan, South Korea & Australia
• 6 F-35Is were delivered to Israel.
• The remaining 24 F-35s were delivered to Singapore, Finland, Greece, Romania & the Czech Republic.

The 191 F-35s manufactured in 2025 are currently the most made in a singular year, with nearly 5 nations signing on in 2025 and another 4 pending with as much as 200 more airframes, there is potential for the next few years to see even more of the Single-engined, multirole stealth fighter being made.

@Medmannews
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(I’m going to repatriate at least 1 F-14)
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We fell right into their trap😭
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Forwarded from Mediterranean Man (C)
⚡️🇺🇸 The 1,500th F-35 fuselage has been officially completed and has been sent with the next batch of F-35A/Bs being manufactured for the 20 current and awaiting operators of the 5th Gen platform.

@Medmannews
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A Israeli military transport helicopter dropped the carrying helicopter.
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Forwarded from WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
🇯🇵 Kawasaki EC-1 — The "Hunchback of Iruma"

— A rare and specialized asset of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the Kawasaki EC-1 is a one-off electronic warfare (EW) platform. Converted from the C-1 transport, it serves as a critical training and jamming asset for the Electronic Warfare Squadron at Iruma Air Base.

🔹 Type: Electronic Warfare (EW) / Jamming Training Aircraft.

🔹 Performance:

Engines: Twin Mitsubishi-built Pratt & Whitney JT8D-M-9 turbofans.

Speed: Max speed of ~800 km/h.

Distinction: Instantly recognizable by its bulbous black nose, tail radome, and several fuselage bulges housing advanced sensors.

🔹 Mission Profile:

Radar Jamming: Equipped with the domestic XJ/ALQ-5 ECM suite and Toshiba ELINT systems to disrupt enemy signals.

🔹 Status: As the C-1 fleet nears total retirement by the end of FY2024, this legendary aircraft is being succeeded by the much larger and more capable RC-2 (based on the Kawasaki C-2).

@WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
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I sense a disturbance in the force. The first Indian aircraft crash of this year must have happened.
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Happy belated birthday, F-16 Fighting Falcon / Viper, can’t believe you’re 52 now!
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Forwarded from WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
🇺🇸24 January 1962: Sanford “Sandy” Noyce McDonnell hands over the “keys” to the first F-110A Spectre to the U.S. Air Force in St. Louis, Missouri, on 24 January 1962 (McDonnell Aircraft Corporation).
The F-110A was soon redesignated as the F-4C Phantom II.


@WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
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Meteor missile pictured inside of ‘VX-23’, an F-35A Lightning II testbed that is based within the U.S and is actively tasked with testing internal bay configurations and integration for the MBDA/Meteor BVRAAM

(Yes, they use compressed nitrogen to drop the missiles out of the aircraft for launching)

@Planenerd
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