Over the Falkland Islands in May 1982 - an aerial duel was unfolding. The British pilots needed to protect their carrier, her escorts and their landing force from marauding Argentine strike aircra ...
But the bold Argentine A-4 Skyhawks’ efforts were all for naught: Argentina surrendered to the British the following day.
The Falklands War of 1982 remains a defining event in the ... could compromise local British air superiority over the Falklands. Amphibious vessels could potentially land a force capable of ...
The Ministry of Defence has refreshed crisis contingency plans which will mean thousands of key civil servants in London, ...
The plan discarded the use of the air ... Malvinas war of 1982 which ended in a disastrous surrender and shame for the Argentine armed forces, which effectively had invaded the Falklands in ...
Throughout the 1982 conflict, Argentine Air Force and Navy launched many airstrikes against British forces recovering the Falklands ... one day before the War ended, Skyhawks of the 5th Fighter ...
Whatever your opinion on the moral rights and wrongs of the Falklands War, it is inescapably one of the most significant historical events of the 1980s. When Argentinian dictator General Galtieri ...
On land, the Royal Artillery operate the Sky Sabre air defence system. The Falklands War was an undeclared war between Argentina and Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ...
Former radio DJ Patrick Watts remained on air as Argentinian soldiers stormed the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station on 2 April 1982.
Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...