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More like Brazilian KC390.

Hawker P.1052. Hawker's experimental aircraft, first with swept wings.

F-4 Phantom served USAF, USN, USMC faithfully. It was developed as a fleet defense fighter. A-4 Skyhawk with its awkward high undercarriage served with multiple AFs and was used the Israelis and Argies in war as well.

IrAF F-14 Tomcats, no A/C. Greece, and quite a few other Airforces flew A-7s which was a carrier borne interdiction aircraft.

These are part of Marine Expeditionary Forces. So would be deployed overseas and most probably used to protect beach heads and landing areas. The will be air transportable via CH53k King Stallion and can be deployed ahead of the main landing force hence automated.

Why mods allow this f'ing Tejas to masquerade as a eurofighter is beyond me.

Guess the likes of Warner et al are in the IPL for the long haul.

A4 Skyhawk

A/Cdr Rab Nawaz? Was he Air Defence?

Uzbek

AIM-120 is different from AIM-7 Sparrow family. Aspide (Italian) & SkyFlash (British) are versions of AIM-7.

S 64 Sky Crane. Military version was called CH-54 Tarhe.

RAF Sunderland Flying boat

Affectionately know as BUFF...

Sufa