Military aircraft Military aircraft An Airborne Early Warning (AEW) system is a radar system carried by an aircraft which is designed to detect other aircraft. Used at a high altitude, the radars allow the operators to distinguish between friendly and hostile aircraft hundreds of miles away. ...more on Wikipedia about "Airborne Early Warning"
Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C4 (command, control, communications, and computers) functions for both tactical and air defence forces. The "rotodome" radome system is designed and built by Boeing (Defense & Space Group) using Westinghouse radar and flown on either the E-3 Sentry aircraft ( Boeing 707) or more recently a modified Boeing 767. Only the Japanese Air Force has the 767 version. All US and NATO E-3s are the Boeing 707. ...more on Wikipedia about "Airborne Warning And Control System"
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bomber"
A Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) is a military term used to describe type of aircraft which are able to ferry crew, cargo, and mail on and off a naval ship (mainly an aircraft carrier). An example of an aircraft that is used for this purpose is the C-2 Greyhound of the United States Navy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carrier onboard delivery"
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dive bomber"
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and highly maneuverable, and have been fitted with increasingly sophisticated tracking and weapons systems to intercept and attack other aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fighter aircraft"
A ground attack aircraft is an aircraft that is designed to operate very close to the ground, supporting infantry and tanks directly in battle. They are used essentially as mobile machine guns and anti-tank guns against single targets, as opposed to bombers which typically attack more "strategic" targets. This classification goes by a number of names, including attack aircraft, fighter-bomber, tactical fighter, tank buster and even includes the dive bomber. German forces during the Second World War referred to Allied ground attack aircraft as Jabos, short for Jagdbomber. In US service ground attack aircraft are occasionally identified by the prefix A- followed by a numerical designation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ground attack aircraft"
An interdictor is a type of attack aircraft that operates far behind enemy lines, with the express intent of interdicting the enemy logistics effort. The term has generally fallen from use. ...more on Wikipedia about "Interdictor"
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A medium bomber is a bomber aircraft designed to operate with medium bombloads over medium distances; primarily to distinguish them from the much larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers. The term was used primarily prior to and during World War II, when engine power was so scarce that designs had to be carefully tailored to their missions. The medium bomber was generally considered to be any design that delivered about 4,000 lb (1.8 t) over ranges of about 1,500 to 2,000 miles (2,400 to 3,200 km). Heavy bombers were those with a nominal load of 8,000 lb (3.6 t) or more, and light bombers carried 2,000 lb (0.9 t) loads. These distinctions were already disappearing by the middle of WWII, when the average fighter aircraft could now carry a 2,000 lb (0.9 t) load and ever more powerful engines allowed "light" designs to largely take over the missions formerly filled by mediums. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medium bomber"
Military aircraft Is the classification given to any Fixed or Non-Fixed wing aircraft that is in the current employ of a Military Power. General Categories include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Military aircraft"
Troops landing by glider were referred to as air-landing as opposed to paratroops. Gliders could land troops in greater concentrations than by parachute since the troops would not be spread out. They could also be more precise in their target landing area. Furthermore the glider once released, at some distance from the actual target, was effectively silent and difficult for the enemy to identify. Larger gliders were developed to land heavy equipment like anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns and small vehicles like jeeps and also light tanks (the Tetrarch tank). This heavier equipment made otherwise lightly-armed paratroop forces a much more capable force. ...more on Wikipedia about "Military glider"
A strategic bomber is a large aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance on a distant target for the purposes of debilitating an enemy's capacity to wage war. Unlike tactical bombers, which are used in the battle zone to attack troops and military equipment, strategic bombers are built to fly into an enemy's heartland to destroy its factories and cities. Strategic bombers can of course be used for tactical missions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Strategic bomber"
The North American T-39 Sabreliner was a trainer version of the commercial North American Aviation Sabreliner used both by the US Air Force and the US Navy. The aircraft was powered by two Pratt and Whitney J60 turbojet engines that were mounted on the aft fuselage. The most prevalent USAF version was designated T-39B. A US Navy version, the T3J-1 (T-39D after the 1962 re-designation), was fitted with the radar system from the F3H-1 Navy all-weather fighter and used as a radar trainer for the F3H pilots. The military transport version of Saberliner is C-39 and the trainer/transport version is CT-39. ...more on Wikipedia about "T-39 Sabreliner"
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(Tactical bombing) * Junkers Ju 87, the Stuka ...more on Wikipedia about "Tactical bombing"
A tanker is an aircraft used for in-flight refuelling. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tanker (aircraft)"
A trainer is a training aircraft used to develop piloting, navigational or weapon-aiming skills in flight crew. ...more on Wikipedia about "Trainer (aircraft)"
Warbird is a term used to describe vintage military aircraft. Although the term originally implied piston driven aircraft from the World War II era, it is now often extended to include all military aircraft, including jet powered aircraft, that are no longer in military service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Warbird"
Wild Weasel is a nickname for aircraft of the United States Air Force tasked with the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (or SEAD) mission. Notionally, this represents the way that weasels hunt for snakes, using themselves as bait. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wild Weasel"
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