Combat Aviation Portal
This Portal is Under ConstructionExploring the history, technology, aircraft, weapons, doctrines and future of military aviation.
```Combat Aircraft
Fighters
Aircraft designed for air superiority, interception and multirole combat.
Bombers
Strategic and tactical aircraft built to deliver ordnance against ground and maritime targets.
Attack Aircraft
Aircraft optimized for close air support, battlefield strike and interdiction missions.
Reconnaissance Aircraft
Platforms designed for intelligence collection, surveillance and battlefield awareness.
Air Weapons
Air to Air Missiles
AIM 9 Sidewinder, AIM 120 AMRAAM, Meteor and other weapons of aerial combat.
Air to Ground Weapons
Guided bombs, cruise missiles and precision strike systems.
Anti Ship Weapons
Air launched maritime strike weapons including Exocet and Harpoon.
Electronic Warfare
Jamming, electronic attack, radar warning and defensive aids systems.
Air Combat Doctrine
Air Superiority
The struggle to control the airspace above a battlefield, campaign or theatre of war.
Close Air Support
Air power used in direct support of friendly ground forces in contact with the enemy.
SEAD
Suppression of enemy air defences through missiles, electronic attack and coordinated strike.
Network Centric Warfare
Modern air combat shaped by sensors, data links and shared targeting.