Military

The Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger II entered U.S. Air Force service in the early 1960s as a lightweight, supersonic fighter and trainer. It wa...

The J-16 is a Chinese twin-seat, multirole strike fighter developed from the J-11, itself derived from the Russian Su-27. Entering service with the...

The J-11A is a Chinese licensed-built variant of the Su-27, entering service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in the 1990s. The ...

The Sukhoi Su-27 entered People’s Liberation Army Air Force service in the early 1990s, as part of China’s effort to modernize its air combat capab...

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle entered U.S. Air Force service in 1976 as a high-performance air superiority fighter, developed in re...

The Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger II entered Iranian Air Force service in the 1960s, under the Shah, as part of the U.S.-supplied arsenal befo...

The YF-23 “Black Widow II” was a stealth technology demonstrator and prototype fighter developed by Northrop/McDonnell Douglas in the late 1980s an...

The MiG-15 was supplied to China by the Soviet Union in the early 1950s and became a cornerstone of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)....

The F-4 Phantom II entered Iranian Air Force service in the late 1960s under the Shah, as part of a major U.S.-supplied modernization program. Iran...

The A-4 Skyhawk entered service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in 1970, replacing older fighter and attack aircraft. Operated primari...

The A-4E Skyhawk was used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps as an adversary or “aggressor” aircraft to simulate enemy fighters during training exer...

The P-40B Warhawk was an early variant of the Curtiss P-40 series, entering service with the U.S. Army Air Forces and Allied air forces in 1941. It...

A note from the Author, Andy Marden: This is the tenth edition of USA Military Out of Service. As usual, the main aim is to detail out of service m...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon entered U.S. Air Force service in 1978 as a lightweight, multirole fighter, designed for both air-to-air combat and air-to...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon entered U.S. Air Force service in 1978 as a lightweight, multirole fighter, designed for both air-to-air combat and air-to...