To realistically carry out their duty U.S. Navy adversary pilots need the best aircraft to simulate the bandits during DACT sorties…
Adversary
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
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Military Aviation
All you need to know about today’s TOPGUN: why the US Navy Fighter Weapons School is recognized worldwide as the center of excellence for fighter tactics training
by Dario LeoneToday’s TOPGUN is stronger than ever and is widely accepted as the center of excellence for fighter tactics training. Currently located…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
FalconUp Modification Gives US Navy F-16 Adversary Aircraft an Additional 500 Hours of Service Life
by Dario LeoneThe FalconUp modification provides the configuration baseline to incorporate the funded Falcon Star program, which adds an additional 3750 hours to…
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Military Aviation
U.S. Expected to Buy Back 22 Swiss Air Force F-5 Fighter Jets in 2020
by Dario LeoneA spokesperson from Armasuisse confirmed that discussions between the Swiss defense procurement agency and the U.S. Navy took place in July.…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
Tigers Forever! US Navy Plans to Upgrade F-5 to keep it a Credible Adversary Aircraft Until 2030
by Dario LeoneThe F-5 in its current state only realistically offers MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ threat replication and desperately needs to be modernised to offer…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Here’s why the F-16N had been the finest adversary fighter ever flown by the U.S. Navy
by Dario LeoneFrom the U.S. Navy perspective, short of actually having a Fulcrum or Flanker, the F-16N was as close to a real…
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ATAC Mirage F1 inventory represents the single largest common fleet of privately-owned ADAIR aircraft in the world. Airborne Tactical Advantage Company…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Remembering the EA-7L, the SLUF variant that played the role of adversary aircraft
The EA-7L was used to simulate Soviet aircraft, often carrying a variety of jamming and ECM pods Built by LTV Aerospace…
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Military Aviation
Paramaount Aerospace to refurbish Draken’s 22 ex-Spanish Air Force Mirage F1M aircraft
by Dario LeoneParamount Aerospace Systems had previously carried out the modernization of the Mirage F1M while still in Spanish Air Force military service…