Fighter aircraft (English Wikipedia)

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"UK unveils new Tempest fighter jet model". BBC News. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018.

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Air Combat, Past, Present, and Future (PDF), The Rand Corporation, 2008, slide 23, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2017
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Air Force Kicks Off Search for 6th-Gen Fighter, Defense Tech, 5 November 2010, archived from the original on 27 July 2011, retrieved 6 August 2011.

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Trimble, Stephen (22 September 2011). "Xclusive: US Air Force combat fleet's true operational costs revealed". Stephen Trimble's The Dew Line. Flight Global. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
Garrett Reim (18 January 2019). "Combat aircraft market strong over next decade: report". Flightglobal. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
The Gloster S.S.8, Flight, 6 December 1929, Page 1273: "the type of single-seater fighter known as an "Interceptor" is a class of aircraft designed, as the title suggests, for intercepting hostile aircraft."
Trimble, Stephen (May 2010), "Boeing plots return to next-generation fighter market", The Dewline, Flight Global, archived from the original on 10 May 2010, retrieved 6 August 2011.
Boeing displays manned F/A-XX concept jet, Flight Global, 9 July 2009, archived from the original on 21 March 2010, retrieved 6 August 2011.

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"Mitchell's Theory". Air & Space Power Course. College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

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Schulte, Sebastian (13 July 2017). "France, Germany to develop joint combat aircraft". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018.

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LockMart's 5TH Generation Fighters Archived 6 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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"Fighter —Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary". Merriam Webster Dictionary. Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

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"Military Aircraft Terminology". www.northcentralwis.net. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

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"AIM-9X Sidewinder Air-to-air Missile", Raytheon Systems Company, available at http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2000/pdf/navy/00aim9x.pdf Archived 1 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine

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Sprey 1982, p. 54. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Sprey 1982, pp. 116–132. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Higby 2005, pp. 3, 7–14. Higby, Patrick (March 2005), Promise and Reality: Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-To-Air Combat (PDF), Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2017, retrieved 24 December 2016
Sprey 1982, pp. 113–116. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Sprey 1982, p. 82. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Sprey 1982, pp. 116–118. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Higby 2005, p. 8. Higby, Patrick (March 2005), Promise and Reality: Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-To-Air Combat (PDF), Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2017, retrieved 24 December 2016
Higby 2005, p. 13. Higby, Patrick (March 2005), Promise and Reality: Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-To-Air Combat (PDF), Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2017, retrieved 24 December 2016

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Felix, Bate; Shalal, Andrea; Irish, John; Osmond, Ed; Pomeroy, Robin; Maclean, William (20 November 2018). "France, Germany agree on next step for fighter jet program". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

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"Is China ready for aircraft carrier No 4? Talk swirls over stealth fighter jets at PLA naval base". South China Morning Post. May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

techradar.com

"Inside Tempest – the fighter jet of the future". Techradar. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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Watts, Jonathan; Borger, Julian (5 January 2011). "Chinese jet fighter 'sighting' raises fears over region's military power balance". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Jolly, Jasper (11 August 2023). "Saudis ask to join UK, Italy and Japan's joint air combat programme". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

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"Mitchell's Theory". Air & Space Power Course. College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
Trimble, Stephen (22 September 2011). "Xclusive: US Air Force combat fleet's true operational costs revealed". Stephen Trimble's The Dew Line. Flight Global. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
Garrett Reim (18 January 2019). "Combat aircraft market strong over next decade: report". Flightglobal. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
"Fighter —Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary". Merriam Webster Dictionary. Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978). Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems: Volume 1 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
Andreas Parsch (22 September 2011). "Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
"Military Aircraft Terminology". www.northcentralwis.net. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
John Buckley (1998). "Air power in the age of total war", Archived 29 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Taylor & Francis. p. 43. ISBN 1-85728-589-1
Sherman, Steven. "Aces of the Eighth Air Force in World War Two." Archived 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine acepilots.com, June 1999. Retrieved: 7 August 2011.
Darling, David. "Lippisch Ente" Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Internet Encyclopedia of Science – Experimental Aircraft. Accessed 5 October 2008.
"Me-163 Komet"^[usurped]. Planes of Fame Air Museum. Accessed 5 October 2008.
For one representation, see: Yoon, Joe. "Fighter Generations" Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Aerospace web. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
Hallion, Richard P. "A Troubling Past: Air Force Fighter Acquisition since 1945." Archived 11 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Airpower Journal, Winter 1990.
"History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places". Air & Space Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
CRS RL33543, Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress 9 July 2009 Archived 30 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
"H.R.2647: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 – U.S. Congress". OpenCongress. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
LockMart's 5TH Generation Fighters Archived 6 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Watts, Jonathan; Borger, Julian (5 January 2011). "Chinese jet fighter 'sighting' raises fears over region's military power balance". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
News Desk (31 October 2012). "China's New J-31 Stealth Fighter Takes Off on Maiden Flight". defense-update.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
"Sukhoi Su-57 – A significant boost to Russian air combat capabilities". Airforce Technology. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
"India withdraws from FGFA project, leaving Russia to go it alone – Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
Schulte, Sebastian (13 July 2017). "France, Germany to develop joint combat aircraft". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018.
Felix, Bate; Shalal, Andrea; Irish, John; Osmond, Ed; Pomeroy, Robin; Maclean, William (20 November 2018). "France, Germany agree on next step for fighter jet program". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
The Sixth Generation Fighter, Air Force Magazine, October 2009, archived from the original on 10 August 2011, retrieved 27 July 2011.
USAF: Next Generation Tactical Aircraft (Next Gen TACAIR) Materiel and Technology Concepts Search, USA: FBO, archived from the original on 28 September 2011, retrieved 6 August 2011.
Air Force Kicks Off Search for 6th-Gen Fighter, Defense Tech, 5 November 2010, archived from the original on 27 July 2011, retrieved 6 August 2011.
Trimble, Stephen (May 2010), "Boeing plots return to next-generation fighter market", The Dewline, Flight Global, archived from the original on 10 May 2010, retrieved 6 August 2011.
Boeing displays manned F/A-XX concept jet, Flight Global, 9 July 2009, archived from the original on 21 March 2010, retrieved 6 August 2011.
"Inside Tempest – the fighter jet of the future". Techradar. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
"UK unveils new Tempest fighter jet model". BBC News. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018.
Sprey 1982, p. 54. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Sprey 1982, pp. 116–132. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Higby 2005, pp. 3, 7–14. Higby, Patrick (March 2005), Promise and Reality: Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-To-Air Combat (PDF), Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2017, retrieved 24 December 2016
Sprey 1982, pp. 113–116. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
"AIM-9X Sidewinder Air-to-air Missile", Raytheon Systems Company, available at http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2000/pdf/navy/00aim9x.pdf Archived 1 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Sprey 1982, p. 82. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Sprey 1982, pp. 116–118. Sprey, Pierre (1982), "Comparing the Effectiveness of Air-to-Air Fighters: F-86 to F-18" (PDF), U.S. DoD Contract MDA 903-81-C-0312, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021, retrieved 2 July 2016
Higby 2005, p. 8. Higby, Patrick (March 2005), Promise and Reality: Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-To-Air Combat (PDF), Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2017, retrieved 24 December 2016
Higby 2005, p. 13. Higby, Patrick (March 2005), Promise and Reality: Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-To-Air Combat (PDF), Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2017, retrieved 24 December 2016
Air Combat, Past, Present, and Future (PDF), The Rand Corporation, 2008, slide 23, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2017
The Rand Corporation, "Air Combat, Past, Present, and Future", 2008, slide 20, available at https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/files/2008_RAND_Pacific_View_Air_Combat_Briefing.pdf Archived 19 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
"Can U.S. air-to-air missiles hit their targets through today's enemy electronic warfare?", Military and Aerospace Electronics, 12 April 2016, http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2016/04/ew-missiles-challenge.html Archived 31 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine

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Jolly, Jasper (11 August 2023). "Saudis ask to join UK, Italy and Japan's joint air combat programme". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2025.