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AMX International AMX:

An AMX photographed on 16 June 2005 (Embraer) A Brazilian AMX in flight on 16 June 2005. (Embraer)

Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle:

A Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle flying over the dry Arizona countryside (DoD) An incredible shot of three F-15 Eagles firing Sparrow air-to-air missiles at targets over the ocean A Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-15E Strike Eagle over Iraq

A Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle in flight.  (USAF) A McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) F-15 Eagle in flight. (USAF) A Boeing (McDonnell Douglas)  F-15 Eagle flies over Panama City, Florida, as it approach Tyndall AFB.  (USAF)

An F-15C from the 33rd Fighter Wing based at Eglin AFB, Florida takes part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (USAF) An astounding photo of an F-15C from the USAF's 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft is seen operating out of Eglin Air Force Base in  Florida and is carrying two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on each wing and four AIM-120 AMRAAMs on the fuselage. (USAF)

 

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Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet:

Unusual underside view of two NASA F/A-18 Hornets involved in the Automated Aerial Refuelling project A NASA F/A-18 Hornet participtating in the Automated Aerial Refuelling project Two US Navy F/A-18C Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 37 'Bulls' patrol the no-fly zone over Southern Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. (DoD)

A Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) FA-18C Hornet during Operation Desert Storm. (USN/DoD) A Canadian McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet releases a munition during an exercise. (USAF) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, based at Beaufort Marine Station, South Carolina. The Hornet is about to be refuelled by a KC-10 Extender. (DoD)

An F/A-18C on a test flight with eight AIM-120 AMRAAM and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles in 1992. (DoD) A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet with ASRAAMs (Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missiles) mounted on its wings. (RAAF)

Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet:

A Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in flight. (Copyright The Boeing Company) A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14) "Tophatters", over the Persian Gulf region in 2005. (DoD) Australian Defence Minister Dr Brendan Nelson gets flown past the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) in an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two on 4 July 2007. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kyle D Gahlau)

BAE Systems/McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) Harrier:

An AV-8B Harrier II in flight. (Copyright The Boeing Company) A US Marine Corps BAe/MDD AV-8B Harrier II during Operation Desert Shield. (DoD)

Dassault Mirage III:

A Dassault Mirage III E of the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft is taking part in the US-Australian exercise Pacific Consort 1980. (USAF) Two Royal Australian Air Force Dassault Mirage IIIs in flight. (DoD)

Dassault Mirage F1:

A Dassualt Mirage F1 in flight. (Copyright Dassault Aviation) A Dassault Mirage F1 in flight. (DoD) An Ecuadoran Mirage F1 during the joint US-Ecuadoran Exercise BLUE HORIZON '86. (DoD)

Dassault Mirage 2000:

A Dassault Mirage 2000 in flight. (Copyright Dassault Aviation /F. Robineau) A French Mirage 2000C drops away from a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker after refuelling during a Combat Air Patrol during the NATO Operation Allied Force. (DoD) A formation of four Mirage 2000s. (Image Copyright Dassault Aviation/F Robineau)

A Dassault Mirage 2000 in flight. (Copyright Dassault Aviation /F Robineau)

Dassault Rafale:

A two-seat Dassault Rafale in flight. (Image copyright Dassault Aviation/ K Tokunaga) A two-seat Dassault Rafale in flight. (Copyright SIRPA Air/Dassault)

Dassault Super Etendard:

A French Super Etendard during exercise French Quarter '88. (DoD./Lieutenant Commander Leenhouts)

Eurofighter Typhoon:

Underside view of the Eurofighter Typhoon. (Eurofighter) A Eurofighter Typhoon in flight. (Eurofighter) A Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force (Eurofighter)

A Eurofighter Typhoon in flight. (Eurofighter)



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Grumman F-14 Tomcat:

A Grumman F-14 Tomcat blasting away from the catapault (US Navy) Grumman F-14 Tomcat in flight (US Navy) Grumman F-14 Tomcat operated by NASA (NASA)

A Grumman F-14 Tomcat during strikes on Iraq. (DoD) A Grumman F-14 Tomcat flying over the Red Sea just after the Desert Storm ceasefire. (DoD)

 

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Hawker (BAE Systems) Hunter:

Top view of a Hawker Hunter (RAF)

Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir:

An F-21A Kfir (young lion) used as part of the US Navy's aggressor training under a deal with Israel. (DoD)

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk:

An F-117A aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (37th TFW) moves in for a midair refueling during Operation Desert Shield Front view of a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (USAF) Four F-117 Nighthawks fly over Antelope Valley near Edwards Air Force Base in California. (Bobbi Zapka)

A formation of two F-117 Nighthawks. (USAF)

 

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Lockheed Martin (General Dynamics) F-16 Fighting Falcon:

A Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon of the US Air Force display team Thunderbirds Two F-16s painted in Agressor colours for the Reg Flag exercises in May 2006 (USAF) A Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon about to take on fuel from a tanker (USAF)

A Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing after taking on fuel over Iraq. (USAF) An F-16A of the 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the US Air Force. (USAF) Two F-16s about to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight from March Air Force Base, California, to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on 4 September 1981. (Garfield F Jones/DoD)

An F-16 preparing to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker on 4 September 1981. (DoD/Garfield F Jones) A US Air Force F-16 from the Thunderbirds display team after refuelling over Germany. The aircraft is en route to Timisoara, Romania, for the start of an Eastern European tour on 16 June 1996. (USAF/TSgt Brad Fallin)

 

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Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor:

A Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor An F-22 Raptor over the cloudy Atlantic Ocean Lokheed Martin F-22 Raptor in flight (USAF)

An F-22A Raptor flies over the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base.  (USAF) Two F-22 Raptors from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, participate in a recent training exercise. (US Air Force/Senior Master Sergeant Thomas Meneguin)

Lockheed Martin F-35:

A Lockheed Martin X-35C prototype in flight. (Copyright BAE Systems) An X-35 prototype of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (USAF) The X-35C prototype of the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter (USAF)

A prototype F-35 in flight (USAF)

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II:

A RAF F-4 Phantom II of the A & AEE at Boscombe Down Two F-4 Phantom IIs of the Royal Air Force (RAF) A heritage flight of four McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs.  (USAF)

A McDonnell Douglas F-4 from the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. It is carrying two AGM-45A Shrike Air to Surface Missiles on the front of its wings. The other missiles are AIM-7 Sparrows. (DoD) An F-4 Phantom II taking part in Amalgam '87, a joint US/Canadian air defense exercise. (DoD) A German Air Force F-4F Phantom flies a refueling mission near Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom in 1997. (DoD)

An F-4S Phantom II from the US Navy's Reserve Fighter Squadron (VF-301) during a tactics training flight through the Imperial Valley in California on 19 July 1984. (DoD/Bruce R Trombecky) A US Air Force F-4 from the 561st Fighter Wing flying over Saudi Arabia. (DoD)

Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-17 'Fresco':

A captured North Vietnamese Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-17 'Fresco' in possesion of the United States Air Force Museum. Even after nearly 60 years of service, the MiG-17 is still in service with a number of countries. (USAF)

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 'Flogger':

A Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 'Flogger' in service with the Soviet  air force. (DoD) A MiG-23MLD Flogger K. (USAF)

Mikoyan/ANPK MiG-29 'Fulcrum':

A Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum on the way to an airhsow in British Columbia  (DoD) MiG-29 Fulcrum banking A German MiG-29 on a live fire exercise over the Gulf of Mexico in 2003. (DoD)

A Slovakian Air Force MIG-29 'Fulcrum' as seen during Air Fete '96 held at Mildenhall in the UK. (DoD) A German MiG-29 'Fulcrum' of the 73rd Fighter Wing, Laage Air Base. The aircraft is on an exercise over the Gulf of Mexico in 2003. (DoD)

Mikoyan/ANPK MiG-31 'Foxhound':

A MiG-31 'Foxhound' carrying four long-range R-33 missiles under the fuselage. (Image Copyright MiG ANPK)

Northrop F-5 Tiger /Tiger II:

A Northrop F-5 Tiger II armed with AIM-9J Sidewinder missiles on each wing tip. (DoD) A Brazilian Air Force F-5BR Tiger II as seen on 14 March 2006 (Embraer) A US Navy Northrop F-5 Tiger II aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on its wing. (DoD)

A Northrop F-5E Tiger II as seen on 19 November 1981. (USAF) A Northrop F-5E Tiger II in flight. (USAF) A two-seat F-5 Tiger trainer operated by the Spanish Air Force. (EADS)

Panavia (BAE Systems) Tornado:

A underside view of a  Panavia (BAE Systems) Tornado (Copyright BAE Systems) A Panavia Tornado GR1 of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) about to take on fuel from an American Boeing KC-135R  tanker. (DoD) Two Italian Tornados undertaking a buddy refuelling operation during the NATO exercise Dragon Hammer '87 (DoD)

A RAF Tornado GR.4 about to take on fuel from a USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker on 14 May 2006. The Tornado is from the 617th Squadron based  at Lossiemouth, Scotland. Two F-16s can be seen in the background awaiting their turn. (USAF)

Saab JAS 39 Gripen:

Two Saab JAS 39 Gripens A Saab JAS 39 Gripen carrying Maverick and Sidewinder missiles A Beautifual plan view of a Saab Gripen. (Copyright Katsushiko Tokunaga/Saab AB)

Two Saab JAS 39 Gripens in flight. (Copyright Saab AB) Swedish Gripens performing a 3-ship split. (Photo Katsuhiko Tokunaga. Copyright Gripen International 2006)

Shenyang J-8 'Finback':

A Chinese Shenyang J-8 'Finback' in flight. (DoD)

Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker':

A Chinese Su-27 'Flanker' based at Anshan Airfield in China, as seen on 24 March 2007 . (DoD)

Sukhoi Su-35:

Sukhoi Su-35 in flight. (Sukhoi)

 

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