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Armament consisted of two 20 mm (.79 in caliber) Colt Mark 12 cannons, one in each wing root, with 100 rounds per gun (the A-4M Skyhawk II and types based on the A-4M have 200 rounds per gun), plus a large variety of bombs, rockets, and missiles carried on a hardpoint under the fuselage centerline and hardpoints under each wing (originally one ...
The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support.It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, [4] and is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities.
A-4 Skyhawk TT-0440 as collection of Dirgantara Mandala Museum. TT-0401: Sengkang town park, Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi [11] TT-0402: Komando Operasi Angkatan Udara II, Makassar, South Sulawesi [11] TT-0403: Haluoleo Airport park, Kendari, South East Sulawesi [11] TT-0408: Suryadarma Air Force Base Museum, Kalijati, Subang, West Java [11]
It is among the earliest precision guided air-to-ground weapons and the first to be mass produced. It first saw operational use in 1959 on the A-4 Skyhawk, but soon found use on the A-6 Intruder, F-100 Super Sabre, F-105 Thunderchief, F-4 Phantom II, F-8 Crusader, and P-3 Orion in both Navy and US Air Force service, as well as NATO allies.
A U.S. naval aviator acting as a stand-in during Top Gun filming at NAS Miramar, 5 July 1985. The school was made famous by the 1986 film Top Gun and its 2022 sequel Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise. [32] Quoting Top Gun while at the school incurs an immediate $5 fine, as it is seen as conflicting with the institute's atmosphere of ...
A Top Gun: Maverick sequel hasn't yet been announced, but both the film’s fans and cast are ready for another round in the danger zone. "My whole cast, we would all be there in a heartbeat," Jay ...
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company in the early 1950s as a subsonic jet fighter for the United States Navy (USN). [1] Entering service with the USN in 1956, the Skyhawk was an immediate success and flew in a number of conflicts around the world, ranging from the Vietnam War to the Falklands War, as well as the First Gulf War.
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: A-4G, TA-4G, A-4K, TA-4K 24 United States: Single-seat jet fighter, ground attack, maritime strike aircraft. Two-seat conversion trainer aircraft. 1970 2001 The Skyhawks were operated by No. 2 Squadron RNZAF No. 14 Squadron RNZAF and No. 75 Squadron RNZAF. See Douglas A-4 Skyhawk in New Zealand service