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Kabul IAP
Gallery of exclusive photographs taken at Kabul International Airport, showing what kind of planes can be seen there.
Jun 7, 2006, 00:14

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India's flying Testbeds
Profiles of the HAL 748 ASP and 'Hack' aircraft of the Indian Defence R&D Organization. Also, a look at the new AEW&C concept.
Sep 12, 2005, 10:07

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Nepal, since 1996
Fought high in the Himalayan mountains, and in jungles in between, the civil war in Nepal remained largely hidden from public attention also because of very strict rules imposed on reporting from the country in the recent years. News about deployments of air power are very scarce, but the Royal Nepalese Air Force is known to have been an active participant in this conflict - especially so in the recent years.
Aug 10, 2005, 04:52

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Snapshots from Kabul International
Travelling by airplane in Afghanistan of our days, one can notice a remarkable recovery of the Afghan Air Force - as well as some other "visitors". This is a photo-report from Kabul International Airfield.
Jul 8, 2004, 09:01

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Indian Naval Aviation - Part 2
An indepth study of the Indian Naval Air Arm's exotic and mysterious orbat and squadrons, with rare pictures. Part 2 covers INAS 310, INAS 321, INAS 333, INAS 339, INAS 300 and INAS 551 and INAS 561.
Mar 30, 2004, 18:57

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Indian Naval Aviation - Part 1
An indepth study of the Indian Naval Air Arm's exotic and mysterious orbat and squadrons, with rare pictures. Part 1 covers INAS 312, INAS 315, INAS 318, INAS 550, INAS 330 and INAS 336.
Mar 30, 2004, 04:07

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Afghan Air-to-Air Victories
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by Afghan pilots during the 1990s.
Nov 13, 2003, 02:17

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Afghanistan, 1979-2001; Part 3
Part 3 of this article covers air warfare during inter-Afghan fighting, from 1988 until 2001, including a unique and detailed study of different air arms that operated during this time (especially the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Air Force" (or "Taliban AF"))
Oct 29, 2003, 05:39

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Afghanistan, 1979-2001; Part 1
Detailed summary of air-to-air operations over Afghanistan since in period 1979 - 1988.
Oct 29, 2003, 05:30

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Sri Lanka, since 1971
Air power played a prominent - even if not a dominant - role in the long and bloody struggle in Sri Lanka until the late 1990s. However, in the last two years of fighting, the reinforced Sri Lankan Air Force was almost decisive...
Oct 29, 2003, 05:27

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MiG-21 in Indian Service, Part 2
Since almost 40 years the MiG-21 is the mainstay of the fighter fleet of the Indian Air Force. Serving with numerous squadrons the type saw the application of very different and frequently guady markings. Part 1 covers squadrons 2 thru 108.
Oct 29, 2003, 05:18

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MiG-21 in Indian Service, Part 1
Since almost 40 years the MiG-21 is the mainstay of the fighter fleet of the Indian Air Force. Serving with numerous squadrons the type saw the application of very different and frequently guady markings. Part 1 covers squadrons No. 1 thru 29.
Oct 29, 2003, 05:15

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Shenyang F-6 in PAF Service
For 36 years the Shenyang F-6 served with the Pakistani Air Force. This artwork gallery shows different F-6s and their colourfull markings through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Oct 29, 2003, 05:13

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India - Pakistan War, 1971; Western Front, Part I
While India was searching for decision through invasion of East Pakistan, the main - and most decisive - air battles of this war were fought in the west. Once again, the IAF and the PAF flew raids against enemy airfields, and numerous classic air battles followed... The Part 2 of our feature covers air warfare on the "western front" of the 1971 War.
Oct 29, 2003, 04:47

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India - Pakistan War, 1971; Introduction
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was so far the largest (conventional) conflict between these two countries. The air force played an important - sometimes the crucial - role in this war, fought on two huge battlefields separated by thousands of kilometres. This is the first out of a multi-part feature about the role of air power in this conflict.
Oct 29, 2003, 04:46

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Indian Air-to-Air Victories since 1948
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Indian pilots since 1948
Oct 29, 2003, 04:46

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Pakistani Air-to-Air Victories
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by Pakistani pilots since 1948
Oct 29, 2003, 04:44

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The Kashmir War, 1965: Raid on Badin
On 21 September 1965 six Canberra bombers of the No. 16 Sqn IAF flew a daring raid against the Pakistani radar station at Badin: this is the background story.
Oct 29, 2003, 04:44

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I Indo-Pakistani War, 1947-1949
Already the first Indo-Pakistani war, fought in 1947-1949, saw very fierce fighting, excellently illustrating the roots of the bitter conflict between India and Pakistan.
Oct 29, 2003, 04:42

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