There is an important distinction to make between aircraft that might fall into this category. Although the term “strike fighter” emerged during World War II, the aircraft of that time did not ...

Why are almost all warplanes grey? We wanted to know more, so we approached the RAF Museum. Grey is a miserable colour. It is the colour of desolate industrial areas, the sky on an unlovely Tuesday ...

8. Saab JA37 Viggen Though not the highest performance airframe, the JA37 was one of the world’s best-equipped fighters in 1985. At this time the Viggen had just received a secure datalink allowing ...