Next Generation Air Dominance Programme - Air Force Technology
WEBMar 8, 2024 · Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) is a highly classified and secretive programme of the US Air Force (USAF) to increase lethality and ensure air superiority. The programme revolutionises the USAF’s modernisation plans by adopting a system-of-systems approach instead of a singular platform. A …
AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, US - Air …
WEBSep 15, 2023 · The AIM-120 AMRAAM is an all-weather, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. Credit: Raytheon Missiles & Defense. AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) is a new generation, all-weather missile manufactured by Raytheon, a part of RTX. The AMRAAM is in service with the US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), and US-allied nations ...
AIM-9X Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile, USA - Air Force Technology
WEBAug 30, 2024 · The AIM-9X belongs to the family of AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range missiles produced by Raytheon, a defence contractor and a business unit of the defence company RTX. It is an infrared air-to-air missile primarily developed for the US Air Force (USAF) and the US Navy. The AIM-9X Sidewinder missile is in service with more than 24 countries ...
J-20 Chengdu: Mighty Dragon in the heart of China’s military …
WEBSep 14, 2022 · The modernisation plans include the procurement of the J-20 Chengdu (Mighty Dragon) fifth-generation aircraft to provide critical air support. Work is still ongoing for the Shenyang J-31 programme, another indigenous fifth-generation fighter that follows upon the J-20. “China is in the process of acquiring advanced military technologies and ...
Top 10 advanced fighter aircraft - Air Force Technology
WEBJun 2, 2019 · The F-22 Raptor developed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation advanced tactical fighter. The stealth, integrated avionics and performance potentially makes the F-22 the most capable air-to-air combat aircraft in the world. Inducted by the US Air Force (USAF) as an air-superiority fighter, the F-22 ...
The world’s most effective air-to-air missiles - Air Force Technology
WEBJun 1, 2019 · The R-77 (RVV-AE) (NATO: AA-12 Adder) is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by State Machine-Building Design Bureau “Vympel”. The R-77’s multi-purpose target engagement capabilities and resistance against countermeasures are among the best in the world. The R-77 (RVV-AE) can be deployed on MiG/Sukhoi fighters and other foreign ...
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, United States of America - Air Force …
WEBApr 24, 2020 · The B-2 Spirit is a low-observable, strategic, long-range, heavy bomber capable of penetrating sophisticated and dense air-defence shields. It is capable of all-altitude attack missions up to 50,000ft, with a range of more than 6,000nm unrefuelled and over 10,000nm with one refuelling, giving it the ability to fly …
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Joint direct attack munition-extended range (JDAM-ER) US
WEBMar 27, 2023 · JDAM-ER is a high-precision glide bomb with a drop range of more than 72km. Credit: US Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin. Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) is the latest winged variant of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) precision bomb guidance kit produced by …
The world’s 10 best bomber aircraft - Air Force Technology
WEBDec 3, 2013 · The Tu-22M bomber (Nato reporting name of Backfire) is a supersonic, long-range, strategic and maritime bomber manufactured by Tupolev based on the design of the Tu-22 aircraft. The Tu-22M is currently operated by the Russian Air Force and Russian Naval Aviation. It was also operated in India, Ukraine and the Soviet Union.