Sukhoi Su-25
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The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. The first pr
A Russian Air Force Su-25
This Su-25UB of the Ukrainian Air Force is a two-seater version intended for both combat and training.
Su-25 at Kubinka air base
Nose view of the Su-25
Iraqi Air Force
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The Iraqi Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well as the policing of its international borders. The IQAF a
Sukhoi Su-25
…in several conflicts. The type was heavily involved in the Soviet–Afghan War, flying counter-insurgency missions against the Afghan Mujahideen. The Iraqi Air Force employed it against Iran during the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War. Most Iraqi examples were later destroyed or flown to Iran in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The…
An Iraqi Air Force De Havilland Vampire FB.52, before delivery in 1953
Iraqi Air Force pilots during a pre-flight briefing beneath their Dassault Mirage F1 fighter-bombers at an airbase, 1980s.
USS Stark listing following two hits by Iraqi Exocet missiles
An Iraqi MiG-29 aircraft lies in ruins after it was destroyed by coalition forces during the Persian Gulf War's Operation Desert Storm.