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F-21A Kfir: 25 upgraded Kfir C.1P aircraft, were leased to the USN and USMC for an aggressor role and were designated F-21A Lion. These aircraft were unarmed and had their internal guns removed. Kfir C.2: An improved Kfir that featured many aerodynamic improvements. Changes included "dogtoothed" leading edges on the wings, fences on the nose ...
IAI F-21 Kfir, a 1973 Israeli-built all-weather, multi-role combat aircraft; Lockheed Martin F-21, a variant of the F-16 designed for the Indian Air Force; KAI KF-21 Boramae, a South Korean/Indonesian stealth fighter currently under development; Farman F.21 Moustique II, a French interwar airplane; Taylorcraft F-21, an American light aircraft
The Gripen E/F and the F-16 block 70/72 were pre-selected and South Korea joined the bid in September 2024 with the following jets: [183] 10 KF-21 Block I, 12 FA-50 Block 20, 12 FA-50PH. Poland Polish defense giant Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) is reportedly keen to join South Korea's KF-21 fighter program, with a letter of intent expected to ...
The newest fighter jet that fits the definition of 'multi-role' is the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II/Joint Strike Fighter, designed to perform stealth-based ground/naval strike, fighter, reconnaissance and electronic warfare roles. Like a modern-day F-4, 3 variants of this aircraft fulfill the various strike and air defense roles among its ...
An RFI was again issued by India in April 2018 for the procurement of 114 multi-role combat aircraft at a budget of $20 billion for the Indian Air Force. [399] Gripen is competing with six other types in a fresh tender often referred to as MMRCA 2.0 in the media, for the procurement of 114 multi-role combat aircraft. [400]
As these appeared piecemeal, designers returned to the fighter first and foremost, but with support roles mapped out as anticipated developments. The General Dynamics F-16 introduced electronic flight control and wing-body blending, while the Saab 37 Viggen broke new ground in aerodynamic configuration with its canard foreplanes.
In subsequent posts on Sunday, Musk said the F-35 has a “s--t design,” claimed drones are more efficient than manned jets at delivering munitions, and downplayed the effectiveness of stealth ...
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet