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How to Shoot Down an Enemy Fighter Jet

Modern surface-to-air missiles give poorer nations the ability to shoot down advanced fighter jets over their territory for a fraction of their cost.
National Security Journal on MSN

Mach 3 A-12 Oxcart Spy Plane Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

Years before the SR-71 Blackbird made headlines, its CIA predecessor—the A-12 Oxcart—was already flying Mach 3 reconnaissance ...
Defense One

Air Force wants a $500,000 counter-air missile, despite cheaper options

Air Force planners want ideas on building the service’s next counter-air missile at a cost of $500,000 per unit, although the ...
TASS

Russia’s Tor-E2 surface-to-air missile system outshines foreign rivals — experts

Experts say that a key difference of the Russian surface-to-air missile system from foreign rivals is that it features a more effective air reconnaissance capability MOSCOW, August 13. /TASS/. The ...
The National Interest

Last Year, an F-22 Raptor Scored the Longest-Ever AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile Hit

According to Raytheon, an F-22 Raptor assigned to the Air Force’s Air Combat Command successfully executed the longest known AIM-120 AMRAAM fired by a 5th-generation jet during a series of tests in ...