A community for fighter jet enthusiasts, to discuss and research armed, high-performance, fixed-wing combat aircraft, generally small to medium sized, with one or two crewmembers and one or two turbojet or turboprop engines (fighter, attack, CAS, COIN, etc.) and related content, including their armament, tactics, equipment, and units.
With the US developing space-based AWACS/AMTI systems and China developing similar space-based surveillance capabilities, satellites could become an increasingly important part of the air war kill chain. China has continued testing ASAT related technology (missile only), including the 2014 test that the US assessed as a non-destructive ASAT test. Meanwhile, the US hasn't conducted an actual ASAT…
Video source: Saab Saab announcement: Gripen F completes its first flight Saab has successfully completed the first flight of Gripen F, the two-seat variant of Gripen E. The aircraft took off at 09:40 local time from Saab’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden, and remained airborne for 40 minutes. The flight was conducted at Saab’s airfield in Linköping by Saab chief test pilot Jakob Högberg and…
The only thing, honestly, that I know the difference of is that of Russian and American ones, like Americans are more on advancements, Russian seems to focus on maneuverability, etc. But Idk really. submitted by /u/LightningMcqueen2011 [link] [comments]