Northrop F-5E TigerNorthrop F 5E Tiger airplane model. The F 5E aircraft is a fixed wing, supersonic aircraft armed with two 20mm guns and two sidewinder AIM 9 air to air missiles. The aircraft is an improved model of an existing system and is essentially an off the shelf procurement. It was designed for use by allies primarily as an air superiority fighter for local air defense with a secondary air to ground capability. These were procured in small numbers by the US

believed that missile technology had evolved to the point where manned interceptor aircraft were obsolete

Safety certification was awarded by the United States FAA in February 2002 and the helicopter was shown at the Heli-Expo event in Orlando

the only squadron to ever operate them

The reconnaissance version of the B-45 became the forerunner of the U-2 and SR-71 surveillance aircraft

but the extraordinary C-130 continues to be produced

and immense computing power

The USAF RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT surveillance aircraft are equipped with an extensive array of sophisticated intelligence gathering equipment enabling military specialists to monitor the electronic activity of adversaries

and equipped with a M61A1 "Vulcan" 20mm cannon

the company did not produce military-specific transports for another decade

The airframe is capable of low-speed

Versions of the Cobra continue to serve in the U

The An-225 was designed for the Soviet space program as a replacement for the Myasishchev VM-T