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VFW-Fokker VAK-191B German experimental VTOL attack/strike aircraft undergoing trials, somewhere between 1971 and 1975.
3 Prototypes were made, and the way it got its VTOL capabilities is almost exactly the same as the Yak-38 - 2 main engines to drive it forward in cruise (engine type: Rolls-Royce RB 162-81F-08 Turbojet) [The Yak-38 however only used 1 engine to do so], and 1 lifting fan (The Yak-38 had 2), using the Roll-Royce/MAN Turbo RB 193-12 vectored thrust turbofan engine for VTOL operations/cruise
3 Prototypes were made, and the way it got its VTOL capabilities is almost exactly the same as the Yak-38 - 2 main engines to drive it forward in cruise (engine type: Rolls-Royce RB 162-81F-08 Turbojet) [The Yak-38 however only used 1 engine to do so], and 1 lifting fan (The Yak-38 had 2), using the Roll-Royce/MAN Turbo RB 193-12 vectored thrust turbofan engine for VTOL operations/cruise
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⚡️🇺🇸 The U.S Dept of Defense & U.S Navy to announce winner of the USN’s 6th Generation “F/A-XX Program” to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet by the end of next week.
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Mediterranean Man
⚡️🇺🇸 The U.S Dept of Defense & U.S Navy to announce winner of the USN’s 6th Generation “F/A-XX Program” to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet by the end of next week. @Medmannews
Murder Hornet will probably still fly for the next 4 decades
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The US has issued a NOTAM (Notice To Air Men) for the joint US-UK Diego Garcia airbase in the Indian Ocean
South Ramp parking spots B1 and B2 will remain closed until May 1st 2025, indicating that massive US air assets will continue to fly into the island in the next two months.
They are setting the stage for something huge, and this many assets are not needed simply for Yemen. They're preparing for Iran.
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South Ramp parking spots B1 and B2 will remain closed until May 1st 2025, indicating that massive US air assets will continue to fly into the island in the next two months.
They are setting the stage for something huge, and this many assets are not needed simply for Yemen. They're preparing for Iran.
@Middle_East_Spectator
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I think I mentioned something about this on Medman. Iran needs to get rid of its strategic lethargy.
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Forwarded from Mediterranean Man (Stonehenge 1200mm Anti-Asteroid Railgun)
If it were me I would have missiles on TELs by now pointed straight at Tel Aviv and every single US installation in the Middle East. Niggas still haven't realized that the US is assembling a Strike package on Diego Garcia.
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⚡️🇷🇺The An-12 [civilian cargo] had a hard landing at Novy Urengoy airport due to a landing gear problem, no one was hurt.
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Ka-52 shots down stray drone with a missile.
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