It sh??l? c?m? ?s n? s????is? th?t s?m? ?? th? ?in?st ?i?c???t in th? w??l? t? ?? ??ilt w?s ??n? s? ?n U.S. s?il. O?t ?? n?c?ssit?, ?m?iti?n, ?n? sh??? t?n?cit? m?n???ct????s, th? lik?s ?? B??in?, L?ckh??? M??tin, ?n? McD?nn?ll D???l?s h?v? ??????? ?nl? th? ??st ?n? ?in?st th? Unit?? St?t?s c??l? h?v? ?v?? ?sk?? ???. C?nst?ntl? ??visitin? th? ???wіп? ?????, ????si?nin?, im???vin?, ?n? ??????in?, th?s? c?m??ni?s h?v? st???? ?t th? h??? ?? th? ??m? ??? ???? ???s?n.
Th??? ??? n?m????s ?in? ?i?ht?? ?i?c???t ??t th???, ??t th?s? ??? ?iv? ?? th? ??st ?s?? ?? th? U.S. milit???, in th? ??st ?n? ???s?nt.
In 1940, th? S?vi?ts ????t?? th? Mik???n-G???vich MiG-1 ?n? w??? st???il? im???vin? th? ??si?n ?? th?i? ?i?ht?? ?i?c???t in th? ??ll?wіп? ????s. In ??s??ns? t? th? USSR’s ???i?l st??n?th, McD?nn?ll D???l?s s?t t? w??k ?n? c?m? ?? with th? tw?-s??t??, twinj?t, ?ll-w??th?? F-4 Ph?nt?m II, ?n? it w?s ?n? ?? th? m?st v??s?til? ?i?ht??s ?v?? ??ilt. It s??v?? in th? ???nt lin? ?? W?st??n ?i? ???c?s m??? th?n ?n? ?th?? j?t. S??s????nt v??i?nts ?? th? ?i?c???t w??k?? ?n im???vin? ?n? iss??s th?t hin????? its ??????m?nc? in ??ttl?, with th? F-4E l?t?? shi?tin? ??c?s ???m s???? ?n? th??st t? ??tt?? m?n???v???ilit?.
An US Ai? F??c? (USAF) F-4 Ph?nt?m II ?i?c???t is ?????l?? in ?li?ht ?? ? USAF KC-135 St??t?t?nk??
It ?i?st ?l?w ?n M?? 27, 1958, ?n? th? U.S. N?v? ????t?? th? F-4 in 1961. It w?s ????t?? ?? th? M??in? C???s ?n? Ai? F??c?, ?n? it s?t s?v???l s???? ??c???s ???n ?nt??in? s??vic? ?s it w?s m??? th?n twic? ?s ??st ?s th? s???? ?? s??n?. Th? Ph?nt?m II s?w h??v? ?cti?n in Vi?tn?m ?n? ???in? th? G?l? W??‘s O????ti?n D?s??t St??m, in ???tic?l??, th? F-4G Wil? W??s?ls. Whil? th? U.S. milit??? ??ti??? th? ?i?c???t ???m ?ctiv? ??t? in 1996, it ??m?ins in ?s? ?? s?v???l ?th?? c??nt?i?s, incl??in? S??th K???? ?n? I??n.
McD?nn?ll D???l?s F-4 Ph?nt?m II
Th? B??in? F/A-18E/F S???? H??n?t is ? m??i?i?? v??si?n ?? th? McD?nn?ll D???l?s F/A-18 H??n?t. In th? mi?-1990s, th? US N?v? ?????st?? ? l????? m?lti-??l? ?i?ht?? th?t w??l? ???l?c? th? G??mm?n F-14A T?mc?t. B??in? st????? in with th? S???? H??n?t, which is 20 ???c?nt l????? th?n th? ??i?in?l ?n? c?n c???? 33 ???c?nt m??? ???l, inc???sin? its missi?n ??n?? ?? 41 ??? c?nt.
A KC-135 St??t?t?nk?? ?????ls ? N?v? F/A-18E S???? H??n?t ?v?? I??? J?n? 15, 2018. (U.S. Ai? F??c? Ph?t? ?? St??? S?t. C???? H??k)
Ent??in? ?l??t s??vic? in 1999, th? S???? H??n?t j?in?? th? St?ik? Fi?ht?? S??????n 115 (VFA-115) ?t N?v?l Ai? St?ti?n L?m????, C?li???ni? tw? ????s l?t??. A ??l?tiv?l? n?w ?i?ht??, m?st ?? th? missi?ns c???i?? ??t ?? th? S???? H??n?t h?v? t?k?n ?l?c? in W?st Asi?, m?st n?t??l? in s?????t ?? O????ti?n I???i F?????m.
Still in s??vic? with th? Unit?? St?t?s, ?i?????nt v??i?nts ?? th? ?i?c???t ??? c????ntl? ?ls? ?l?wn ?? th? K?w?iti Ai? F??c? ?n? th? R???l A?st??li?n Ai? F??c?.
A US N?v? (USN) F/A-18E S???? H??n?t ?i?c???t. Ph?t?????h??’s M?t? Ai?m?n Philli? A. McD?ni?l, U.S. N?v?
In th? ???l? ???? ?? s? ?? th? K????n W??, U.S. ?il?ts w??? ???lin? with l?ss?s k???in? ?? with th? MiG-15s ?l?wn ?? th? S?vi?t-??ck?? Chin?s? ?n? N??th K????ns. Th? L?ckh??? P-80 Sh??tin? St?? w?s th? s??vin? ?i?c???t ?t th? tіm? ??t it w?sn’t n???l? ?n???h. S??n th???h, th? N??th Am??ic?n F-86 S???? ?m????? ?s th? l???in? U.S. ?i?ht?? j?t ?? th? w??.
C?l. B?nj?min O. D?vis J?., c?mm?n??? ?? th? 51st Fi?ht?? Int??c??t?? wіп?, l???s ? th???-shi? F-86F S???? ???m?ti?n ???in? th? K????n W?? in 1954. (C???t?s? ?h?t?)
Onc? th? ???ici?nc? ?? th? j?t ?i?ht?? w?s ???lis??, m?inl? ??? t? its w?ll-t??in?? ?il?ts ?n? ????ici?nt ???i?m?nt, it w?s ??t int? m?ss ?????cti?n. N??th Am??ic?n Avi?ti?n ?????c?? ????n? 7,800 ?nits ??tw??n 1949-56.
Th? F-86 w?s ?s?? ?xt?nsiv?l? ???in? th? K????n W??, ???tici??tin? in s?m? ?? th? ???li?st j?t-t?-j?t ????i?hts in hist???. O?tsi?? ?? K????, th? F-86 ?ls? s?w ?cti?n in ?th?? C?l? W?? c?n?licts ?n? ???in? th? 1965 In??-P?kist?ni W??.
Th? F-86E S???? ?l?wn ?? Lt. C?l. Al???t K?ll?, 51st Fi?ht?? Int??c??t?? G???? c?mm?n???,???in? th? K????n W?? in 1952. Th? F-86 w?s th? Ai? F??c?’s ?i?st sw??t wіп? ?i?ht??. (C???t?s? ?h?t?)
Whil? th? ?i?ht?? ?n? its l?t?? ?i?????nt m???ls w??? sl?wl? ?h?s?? ??t ?? th? U.S. Ai? F??c?, c?ntin??? t? s?? s??vic? in th? ?i? ???c?s ?? s?v???l ?th?? c??nt?i?s.
Th? F-15 is ? twin-?n?in?, hi?h-??????m?nc?, ?n? ?ll-w??th?? ?i? s????i??it? ?i?ht?? kn?wn ??? its inc???i?l? ?cc?l???ti?n ?n? m?n???v???ilit? with ? t?? s???? ???v? M?ch 2.5 t? k??? ?? with th? USSR’s MiG-25 int??c??t?? ?n? ??c?nn?iss?nc? ?i?c???t. It w?s ???ici?ll? int????c?? int? s??vic? with th? US Ai? F??c? in 1976.
McD?nn?ll D???l?s F-15 E??l?
Th? F-15 ??ickl? ???v?? t? ?? ? s????i?? t?ctic?l ?i?ht??, ?chi?vin? 101 ???i?l vict??i?s with n? ??c????? l?ss?s. Its ??m?m?nt is ??it? ??w????l ?c??ss ?ll v??i?nts ?s it c???i?s ? l???? c?m?l?m?nt ?? missil?s th?t incl??? AIM-9 Si??wіп???s ?n? AIM-7 S?????ws; th? B??in?-??ilt Sm?ll Di?m?t?? B?m? I, J?int Di??ct Att?ck M?niti?n (JDAM) ?n? L?s?? JDAM w????ns; ?n? ?n int??n?l 20 mm G?tlin? ??n. Th? F-15E St?ik? E??l? n?w?? v??i?nt is ?v?n m??? ??w????l, ???t??in? im???v?? ?vi?nics ?n? ?????cin? ??tw??n 50,000 ?n? 58,000 ???n?s ?? th??st.
A U.S. Ai? F??c? F-15E St?ik? E??l? ?ssi?n?? t? th? 335th Ex???iti?n??? Fi?ht?? S??????n c?n??cts ???i?l ?????lin? ???in? ?n ??il? c?m??t ?m?l??m?nt ?x??cis?
Th? F-15 h?s s??n h??v? ?s? ?? th? US, with th? F-15C, -D, ?n? -E v??i?nts ???l???? ???in? O????ti?n D?s??t St??m, th? l?tt?? ?? which w?s ?s?? t? c?n??ct ni?httim? ?i?-t?-????n? st?ik?s. O? th? 36 ???i?l vict??i?s sc???? ???in? D?s??t St??m, 32 ?l?n? w??? ??n? ?? th? F-15.
S?m? 46 ????s ?n? 1,500 m???ls ??t?? it w?s int????c??, th? ?i?ht?? still ??m?ins in s??vic? ??t th?t will n?t l?st, ?s th? Ai? F??c? h?? ?nn??nc?? th?t it w??l? ???in ?h?sin? ??t th? ?i?c???t in th? n??? ??t???.
Th? L?ckh??? M??tin F-22 R??t?? w?s int?n??? ?s ? ???l?c?m?nt ??? th? ??m??s F-15 E??l?. Th? ?i?c???t h?? its ?i?st ?li?ht in 1997 ?n? w?s ???ici?ll? int????c?? int? s??vic? with th? U.S. Ai? F??c? ?i?ht ????s l?t?? in 2006. Th? U.S. D????tm?nt ?? D???nc? ?nn??nc?? th? ??cisi?n t? ?n? F-22 ?????cti?n ?t 187 ?i?c???t in A??il 2009.
F-22 R??t?? Ai? P?w??
Th? sin?l?-s??t ?i?ht?? is ??v?st?tin? in ??ttl?, m?inl? th?nks t? its st??lth ???t???s ?n? h??v? ??m?m?nt. It w?s ??si?n?? t? ?? ?i??ic?lt t? ??t?ct ?n ?????, m??nin? it c?n vi?t??ll? sn??k ?? ??hin? ?? ???v? ?n ?n?m? ?i?c???t ?n? ??m?in ?n??t?ct?? ??? s?v???l min?t?s. Wh?t’s m??? ??t?im?nt?l is its c????ilit? ?? sh??tin? ??wn ? c?m??t?nt whil? ??tsi?? ?? th?i? ??n?? ?? ??t?cti?n.
Th? U.S. Ai? F??c? ??c?iv?? its l?st F-22 in 2012, ??t ??s?it? this, th? F-22 is still in ?ctiv? s??vic? ?n? ?s?? ?xcl?siv?l? ?? th? Ai? F??c?. It m??? its c?m??t ????t in S??t?m??? 2014 in c????in?t?? st?ik?s with ?th?? ?i?ht?? j?ts ?n? ??m???s ???inst Isl?mic St?t? st??n?h?l?s in S??i?.
F-22 R??t?? in ?li?ht ?v?? ?n ?n?iscl?s?? l?c?ti?n
