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This list of the military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes experimental, prototypes, and operational types regardless of era. It also includes both native Soviet designs, Soviet-produced copies of foreign designs, and foreign-produced aircraft that served in the military of the Union of ...
Experimental VTOL fighter aircraft Convair Cold War-era vehicle. 1954 Never 1 F-11 (F11F) Tiger: Fighter Grumman Work on what would become the Tiger commended in 1952 as a design study, internally designated G-98, to improve the F9F-6/7 Cougar. 1954 [104] [105] 1956 [106] 204 [105] F-8 (F8U) Crusader: Fighter Vought 1955 1957 1,219 F5D ...
The speed and height of jet aircraft, along with the short duration of any combat engagement, led to the widespread introduction of missiles for both offence and defence. Airborne missiles were developed for many roles. Small heat-seeking or radar-tracking missiles were used for air-to-air combat. Larger versions were used for air-to-ground attack.
During the Cold War many nations including the Soviet Union and the United States were fiercely protective of their airspaces. Aircraft which entered an opposing nation's airspace were often shot down in air-to-air combat. The incidents produced a heightened sense of paranoia on both sides that resulted in the downing of civilian craft. Many of ...
This list of military aircraft of Germany includes prototype, pre-production, and operational types. No distinction is drawn here between different services until 1991. In 1990, the various air arms of the former German Democratic Republic were absorbed by their counterparts in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The airshow also featured performances from the F-22 Raptor, a fifth-generation stealth jet considered to be the top US air superiority fighter. ... As a Cold War-era aircraft, the T-33 didn't ...
Yak-28 - 1958 tactical bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, interceptor, trainer Yak-38 - 1971 carrier-based fighter Yak-52 - 1976 trainer
MiG-15 shot down by a USAF North American F-86 Sabre over MiG Alley Over the course of the war, at least 16 USAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers were shot down by communist aircraft. The Korean War was best remembered for jet combat, but was one of the last major wars where propeller-powered fighters such as the North American P-51 Mustang ...