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  • Catapult (aircraft)/Definition
    ...for some [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, a mechanical means, external to the aircraft, of imparting takeoff speed
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  • Conventional takeoff and landing/Definition
    ...s long runways, or a [[carrier-capable]] aircraft that must be [[catapult (aircraft)|catapult-launched]] and will land with the [[tailhook]] & [[arrested landi
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  • Combat aircraft
    Military '''combat aircraft''' directly harm enemy forces, with kinetic or electronic attack, or delibe *[[fighter aircraft|Fixed-wing fighter]]
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  • F4U Corsair/Definition
    ...oth from carriers and Marine airfields, that served as a close air support aircraft into the [[Korean War]]
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  • Puff, the Magic Dragon (aircraft)/Definition
    ...e [[full-automatic (military)|automatic weapons]], fired from one side the aircraft to converge on a [[beaten zone]]
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  • EP-3 Aries II/Definition
    ...on]] [[maritime patrol aircraft]]; slower than Air Force RC-135 comparable aircraft
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  • HMS Ark Royal (1985)/Definition
    ...; slightly larger than her sisters; operates [[helicopter]]s and [[STOVL]] aircraft
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  • Fixed-wing aircraft/Related Articles
    {{r|Bomber aircraft}} {{r|Experimental aircraft}}
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  • Aircraft carrier/Definition
    A [[warship]] designed to launch and recover [[combat aircraft]] and aircraft that support military operations
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  • Hybrid airship/Definition
    Aircraft that combines characteristics of heavier-than-air (fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter), and lighter than air (airship), technology.
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  • Russian aircraft industry
    ...an aircraft for the [[Russian Federation]], although, especially for civil aircraft, Russia is a competitive market. ...dustry aggressively competes in the export [[arms trade]], often designing aircraft principally to meet the requirements of other national markets. While some
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  • MiG-25 (fighter)/Definition
    ...oviet-designed aircraft (NATO reporting name [[FOXBAT]]) used in [[fighter aircraft|interceptor]] and reconnaissance roles
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  • Me-109/Definition
    ...craft#escort fighter |escort fighter]] and, to a limited extent, [[fighter aircraft#fighter-bomber |fighter-bomber]] in WWII.
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  • B-36/Definition
    ...ed intercontinental bomber, vulnerable to fighters but an interim Cold War aircraft until jet bombers were available; some continuing reconnaissance use
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  • EL-M-2160/Definition
    ...ircraft Industries, in versions for both military use and to protect civil aircraft.
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  • Angled deck/Definition
    ...ding and safely get airborne, rather than crash into a barricade or parked aircraft
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  • Transport aircraft/Definition
    [[Fixed-wing aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s, or [[tilt-rotor aircraft]] whose primary role is moving people or cargo; they may be armed for self-
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  • Glider
    A '''glider''' is a type of unpowered [[aircraft]] that uses aerodynamic [[lift (force)|lift]] to slow its rate of descent. Gliders were the first form of heavier-than-air aircraft.
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  • Vertical takeoff and landing
    ...ical takeoff and landing (VTOL)''', such as all helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft such as the [[MV-22 Osprey]]. Some aircraft normally considered [[STOVL]], such as the [[AV-8B Harrier II]], can take o
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  • Aviation
    ...cience of flying aircraft; also the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft.
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  • Su-35 (fighter)/Definition
    A [[Russian aircraft industry|Russian]] "generation 4.5" [[fighter aircraft]], derived from the [[Su-27 (fighter)]]
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  • Aviation/Definition
    ...cience of flying aircraft; also the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft.
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  • X-1 (aircraft)/Definition
    A rocket powered aircraft which, in 1947, was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled level flight.
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  • P-51 Mustang (fighter)/Definition
    ...periority fighter]] in WWII; its long range made it an effective [[fighter aircraft|escort fighter]] as well.
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  • Soryu-class/Definition
    ...erial Japanese Navy]]; [[IJN Hiryu]] larger and with a different [[island (aircraft carrier)|island position]]
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  • Shane Osborn/Definition
    ...aircraft in a mid-air collision with a Chinese fighter; landed the damaged aircraft successfully
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  • De Havilland Mosquito/Definition
    ...ed as a light bomber, night fighter, special transport, and reconnaissance aircraft.
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  • Offensive counter-air/Definition
    ...and missile capabilities, both by attacking ground facilities and engaging aircraft close to their bases
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  • F6F Hellcat/Definition
    ...ter aircraft|air superiority fighter]], with some capability for [[fighter aircraft|fighter-bomber]] missions.
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  • EL-L-8222/Definition
    ...a Electronics subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries, intended for large aircraft while a different package exists for tactical airplanes
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  • S-3 Viking/Definition
    ...long-range air surveillance and [[anti-submarine warfare]] capability of [[aircraft carrier]]s
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  • Forrestal-class/Definition
    ...with angled decks and other features specifically intended to operate jet aircraft; improved last four became [[Kitty Hawk-class]]
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  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird/Definition
    ...ategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works.
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  • Conventional takeoff and landing
    With respect to [[carrier-capable]] aircraft, '''conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL)''' means that it will be [[cata ...ing, such as the [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]] and [[F-35A Lightning II]]. Some aircraft, such as the [[Su-27 (fighter)|Su-27]], have both carrier-capable (Su-27K)
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  • MiG-25 FOXBAT/Definition
    A Soviet-designed high-speed, high-altitude aircraft used as a [[fighter aircraft|interceptor]] and as for reconnaissance
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  • Me-262 (fighter)/Definition
    A WWII German aircraft that was the first jet [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]] in significant production, with its advent delaye
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  • Integrated air defense system/Definition
    ...], [[anti-aircraft artillery]], [[surface-to-air missile]]s, and [[fighter aircraft]], presenting multiple layers of defense under systematic [[command and con
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  • B-24 Liberator (bomber)/Definition
    ...long range; valued as an [[anti-submarine warfare]] and [[maritime patrol aircraft]]
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  • USS Langley (CV-1)/Definition
    ...al use; provided auxiliary services early in WWII, was damaged by Japanese aircraft in February 1942, and scuttled
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  • Tactical Air Command/Definition
    ...the U.S. [[Air Combat Command]], preparing on tactical combat aircraft and aircraft that directly supported them
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  • Il-2 Shturmovik/Definition
    ...d for [[anti-tank warfare]], and the archetype for a long series of attack aircraft with similar missions
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  • P-38 Lightning/Definition
    ...gined U.S. [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]] and reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War; range and two-engine reliability made it especiall
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  • Radar altimeter/Definition
    ...aft and to measure its total time of travel to the surface and back to the aircraft.
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  • P-47/Definition
    ...y Air Forces in World War II, which could, when well-flown, be a [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]].
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  • High value unit/Definition
    ...rations, the most critical units (e.g., [[C3I-ISR]] or tanker aircraft, [[aircraft carrier]]s, command, or amphibious troopships) in a formation, which receiv
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  • Littoral Surveillance Radar System/Definition
    ...still highly classified system will go onto next-generation surveillance aircraft and provide targeting information to [[precision-guided munition]]s
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  • Fletcher-class/Definition
    ...tage, armed with [[5"-38 caliber gun]]s and [[anti-aircraft artillery|anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]], [[torpedo]]es, and [[depth charge]]s. More were built tha
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  • Invincible (carrier)-class/Definition
    ...s; initially called "through deck cruiser" due to political sensitivity of aircraft carrier designation, but accepted as VTOL and commando carriers; commission
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  • MiG-29 FULCRUM/Definition
    ...esigned [[fighter aircraft#fourth-generation|fourth-generation]] [[fighter aircraft#multirole fighter|multirole fightr]], with the NATO designation [[FULCRUM]]
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  • Fighter aircraft
    '''Fighter aircraft''', generally known as '''fighters''', are military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat. Famous examples include th
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  • Airport/Definition
    ...y or other take-off and landing space, but often much larger and including aircraft hangars, air traffic control towers and terminals.
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  • Panavia Tornado
    ...d German participants, '''[[Panavia]]''', the '''Tornado''' is a [[fighter aircraft]] with several variants: *ADV: Air Defense Version (i.e., [[fighter aircraft#air superiority fighter|air superiority fighter]]), known as the F2 or F3 i
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  • Suppression of enemy air defense/Definition
    ...links, [[surface-to-air missile]]s, [[anti-aircraft artillery]], [[fighter aircraft]] and their airbases and command posts of air defense systems
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  • Parachute/Definition
    ...egress from an aircraft at high altitudes. Used for emergency escape from aircraft in distress, military landings, and the sport of [[skydiving]].
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  • Air Traffic Control/Definition
    ...t in shared airspace, day or night, and in almost all weather, keeping the aircraft managed by positive control from a network of interconnected ground station
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  • Flight deck/Definition
    The main deck area of [[aircraft carrier]]s, from which aircraft take off and land; high-performance jet operation became practical, in part
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  • Strategic mobility/Definition
    ...t to handle oversized cargo; an ideal target is a general commercial cargo aircraft such as the [[Boeing 747]]F
    247 bytes (37 words) - 12:19, 12 September 2009
  • Land-based naval aircraft/Definition
    ...ft used to support naval operations, including types for [[maritime patrol aircraft|maritime patrol]], [[Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance]] and lo
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  • Arrested landing system/Definition
    ...at do not rely on friction on a runway, but rather positive capture of the aircraft, usually by a [[tailhook]] and tensioned wire or cable, but potentially by
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  • Warfighter/Definition
    ...rms]] and [[combat support]] in land forces, warships, combat aircraft and aircraft that support them
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  • Invincible (carrier)-class/Related Articles
    {{r|Aircraft carrier}} ===Aircraft operated===
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  • KC-130J HARVEST HAWK/Definition
    ...ack capability, although not as extensive as the Air Force [[AC-130]]; the aircraft retain air refueling capability
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  • Short takeoff and vertical landing
    Naval aircraft that will operate from [[aircraft carrier]]s not equipped with [[catapult (carrier)|catapults]] will use '''s ...Russian and Spanish vessels. By making a short takeoff roll up a ramp, the aircraft can take off with more energy and a heavier load.
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  • Aeronautics
    ...on of air and the way that it interacts with objects in motion, such as an aircraft. Aviation is a term sometimes used interchangeably with aeronautics, althou
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  • Gas balloon
    A '''gas balloon''' is a type of [[aircraft]] that remains aloft by means of buoyancy created by a gas contained within These aircraft are sometimes called '''Charlière''' after [[Jacques Charles]] who designe
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  • Balloon (aircraft)
    '''Balloons''' are [[aircraft]] that remain aloft through the use of [[buoyancy]]. Balloons are the first type of aircraft ever to lift a human from the surface of the earth.
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  • Parachute
    ...s from an aircraft at high altitudes. It is used for emergency escape from aircraft in distress, [[air assault]] by [[paratroop]]s, and the sport of skydiving.
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  • Interceptor
    An '''interceptor''' is a fighter aircraft optimized for combat with other aircraft. The term is roughly synonymous with [[air superiority fighter]]. ...hter)|MiG-21]]) or for long-range intercept of bombers and other strategic aircraft (e.g., [[MiG-25 (fighter)|MiG-25]], [[F-14 Tomcat]], [[MiG-31]]). In the U.
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  • Battle of Britain/Related Articles
    {{r|Anti-aircraft artillery}} {{r|Bomber aircraft}}
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  • Ground Controlled Approach
    ...ications, especially with damaged aircraft. The classic example is when an aircraft needs to land in bad visibility. ...landing approach to a specific runway. Approach controllers will watch the aircraft on radar, and give commands to the pilot to bring him onto a course that, p
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  • Battle of Midway/Related Articles
    ====Aircraft and weapons==== ====Aircraft and weapons====
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  • United States Marine Aviation/Definition
    ...assigned to [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force]]s, but also larger fixed-wing aircraft, including fighter-bombers and tankers, intended to support independent Mar
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  • Mobile Force (Leyte)/Definition
    ...rrier]]s, but, at the time of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], without enough aircraft and pilots to be a significant force; operated as a decoy under [[vice admi
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  • Airborne (disambiguation)
    * Operated from an [[aircraft]]. * The state of an [[aircraft]] achieving stable flight; becoming airborne.
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  • Nacelle
    ...ering]], a '''nacelle''' is a separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew. The [[V-22 Osprey]] has a feature unique in production aircraft: nacelles that swivel from the horizontal to the vertical, allowing fixed-w
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  • Fokker/Bibliography
    * '''Hegener, Henri (1961);''' ''Fokker - The man and the aircraft.'' Harleyford Publications ltd, Letchworth, Herts, England. Library of Cong ...V. "Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker" (Dutch; Royal Dutch Aircraft Factory Fokker)(language; English)
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  • Tactical Air Command
    ...S. Air Combat Command. It strictly focused on tactical combat aircraft and aircraft that directly supported them. Since air refueling was not considered part o In contrast, in the current structures, transport aircraft and tankers both belong to Air Mobility Command, and are distributed, as ne
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  • Torndern Raid
    ...n Raid''', also known as '''Operation F.7''', was the first raid from an [[aircraft carrier]], ''[[HMS Furious]]'' in July 1918. Much as in the 1942 [[Doolitt The [[Sopwith Camel]] aircraft damaged German [[Zeppelin]] facilities at Torndern (now Tønder, Denmark)
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  • Battle of the Philippine Sea/Definition
    ...lled the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" due to the extremely heavy Japanese aircraft losses, marked the end of offensive Japanese capabilities, and gave the U.S
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  • Tu-160 (bomber)
    #REDIRECT [[Bomber aircraft]]
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  • Boeing/Related Articles
    {{r|Aircraft}} ===Aircraft===
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  • BaE Systems Nimrod/External Links
    .../?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[mode]=1 UK Royal Air Force To Replace Nimrod SIGINT Aircraft with RC-135s]
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  • Key West Agreement/Related Articles
    {{r|Aircraft carrier}} {{r|Bomber aircraft}}
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  • MiG-15 (fighter)/Definition
    [[Fighter aircraft#first-generation|First-generation ]] jet fighter [[Fighter aircraft#interceptor|bomber interceptor]], the first Communist jet fighter to be use
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  • Fixed-wing Aircraft
    #Redirect [[Fixed-wing aircraft]]
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  • Airplane
    #REDIRECT [[Fixed-wing aircraft]]
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  • Aeroplane
    #REDIRECT [[fixed-wing aircraft]]
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  • Federal Aviation Administration
    ...a certificate. FAA inspectors check on the mechanical safety of commercial aircraft, and conduct or monitor the physical qualifications of flight personnel. T ...f information, especially on air traffic control, just as the airline, the aircraft and engine manufacturers, and other interested parties contribute to invest
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  • Aircraft
    ...and f16 in flight.jpg|right|250px|Airplanes are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.}} .../credit}}<br/>|}}[[Helicopter|Helicopters]] are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.]]
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  • SIGINT aircraft-based platforms
    #REDIRECT [[Signals intelligence collection, aircraft-based]]
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  • RC-135 family/Definition
    #REDIRECT [[RC-135 family aircraft/Definition]]
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  • Katyn-2
    #REDIRECT [[2010 Polish presidential aircraft crash]]
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  • MiG-15 (fighter)
    ...rs such as the [[F-80 Shooting Star]]. It should be considered a [[fighter aircraft#first-generation|first-generation jet fighter]]. ...e designers made changes that may not have improved its chances. MiG-15bis aircraft had a more powerful engine that could let climb faster and higher than the
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  • High-value asset
    ...f concentric rings of escorts developed in the [[Second World War]] with [[aircraft carrier]] and [[amphibious warfare|amphibious ships]], as well as dedicated ....g., radar, command and control, intelligence) and [[air refueling|tanker aircraft]] are surrounded by escorts. Russian [[air-to-air missile]] designers have
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  • Air Traffic Control
    ...see and be seen" model, usable in good weather, commercial and all-weather aircraft operated by Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). ...l, but, when interrogated by radar, send back a coded signal including the aircraft's flight number and its altitude. The ground radar combines this with infor
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  • Talk:SIGINT aircraft-based platforms
    #REDIRECT [[Talk:Signals intelligence collection, aircraft-based]]
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  • SIGINT aircraft-based platforms/Definition
    #REDIRECT [[Signals intelligence collection, aircraft-based/Definition]]
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  • SIGINT aircraft-based platforms/Approval
    #REDIRECT [[Signals intelligence collection, aircraft-based/Approval]]
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  • U.S. Navy/Catalogs/Aircraft types
    #REDIRECT [[United States Navy/Catalogs/Aircraft types]]
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  • Talk:Katyn-2
    #REDIRECT [[Talk:2010 Polish presidential aircraft crash]]
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