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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
    234 bytes (31 words) - 01:39, 31 January 2009
  • 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
    249 bytes (33 words) - 17:17, 18 August 2010
  • Radar altimeter/Definition
    ...aft and to measure its total time of travel to the surface and back to the aircraft.
    212 bytes (33 words) - 12:11, 11 September 2009
  • P-47/Definition
    ...y Air Forces in World War II, which could, when well-flown, be a [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]].
    218 bytes (30 words) - 14:08, 16 July 2008
  • 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
    246 bytes (35 words) - 16:40, 31 January 2011
  • 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
    370 bytes (44 words) - 20:46, 11 September 2009
  • 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
    321 bytes (46 words) - 20:24, 20 September 2008
  • 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
    267 bytes (34 words) - 19:39, 25 August 2010
  • MiG-29 FULCRUM/Definition
    ...esigned [[fighter aircraft#fourth-generation|fourth-generation]] [[fighter aircraft#multirole fighter|multirole fightr]], with the NATO designation [[FULCRUM]]
    220 bytes (22 words) - 09:18, 21 August 2008
  • Fighter aircraft
    '''Fighter aircraft''', generally known as '''fighters''', are military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat. Famous examples include th
    269 bytes (32 words) - 14:45, 29 March 2024
  • Airport/Definition
    ...y or other take-off and landing space, but often much larger and including aircraft hangars, air traffic control towers and terminals.
    291 bytes (42 words) - 09:46, 21 November 2013
  • 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
    494 bytes (68 words) - 11:02, 8 April 2024
  • 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
    296 bytes (37 words) - 21:04, 21 September 2008
  • 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
    264 bytes (40 words) - 06:20, 12 February 2009
  • Parachute/Definition
    ...egress from an aircraft at high altitudes. Used for emergency escape from aircraft in distress, military landings, and the sport of [[skydiving]].
    263 bytes (42 words) - 20:23, 27 June 2008
  • 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
    292 bytes (45 words) - 14:18, 3 September 2010
  • 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
    296 bytes (32 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
  • 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
    264 bytes (41 words) - 01:25, 19 October 2010
  • Warfighter/Definition
    ...rms]] and [[combat support]] in land forces, warships, combat aircraft and aircraft that support them
    271 bytes (40 words) - 10:39, 1 October 2009
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