| It is said that fighter planes are the war | | | | a certain makes. For instance, the MiG-21 |
| winners of the twenty-first century. They had | | | | Fishbed is the aircraft of preference in |
| displayed their power in the two World Wars. | | | | countries as far apart and as different as |
| The world had then woken up to the power of | | | | Cuba and Sri Lanka and Madagascar and the |
| the nation who has superiority in the air. | | | | People's Republic of China. |
| Bombing by air resulted in far more military | | | | |
| casualties than any other mode of warfare. | | | | It makes sense to invest in aircraft that |
| The aircraft was the vehicle of modern wars. | | | | will fulfill a number of functions. During |
| This was finally a deviation from the era of | | | | wars, things do not always go as planned. One |
| supremacy by sea, where the British held | | | | must also be ready with a second game plan. |
| pride of place as the foremost nation of the | | | | One must be prepared with something to fall |
| world. Finally, a new era had begun. | | | | back on in case of an unexpected problem. As |
| | | | a result, most countries are keener to invest |
| However, in the world of today, war is | | | | in aircraft that are multi-functional. It is |
| growing increasingly unpopular. With the rise | | | | more sensible to invest in a French Mirage |
| of the media, greater stress is being put on | | | | III/5 which efficiently performs the |
| talks between the sparring nations. However, | | | | functions of ground attack, fighter, and |
| one never knows how the tide of international | | | | reconnaissance aircraft. |
| relations might turn. No nation wants to be | | | | |
| unprepared for possible war. The result has | | | | These were just one of the many military |
| to be armament. There was a time when the | | | | aircraft that are being demanded by the armed |
| arms race was being pursued with great | | | | forces of various countries. The arms race |
| fervor. That fervor has now been replaced by | | | | may not be carrying on in quite the same |
| practicality. Every country wants to be ready | | | | manner as fifty years ago. However, the |
| to meet the contingency of war. Hence, | | | | danger of war continues to loom large over |
| defense deals are full and plenty. | | | | all the nations of the world. A small spark |
| | | | somewhere in the world could result in an |
| Defense deals can be very profitable for the | | | | explosion. No country wants to be caught |
| military equipment producers. Great demand is | | | | unawares if that happens. |
| exercised by various nations for aircraft of | | | | |