Weapons

The B-29 bomber was designed and produced by the Boeing Aircraft Company in 1940. It was the first long-range heavy bomber used by the United...

The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM (pronounced am-ram), commonly known to air crews as the "Slammer," is a modern air-to-air missile (AAM)....

Javelin is an American man-portable anti-tank guided missile. It is a "fire and forget" system which utilises a top-attack flight profile against armoured vehicles...

IntroductionThe AC-130 gunship's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and force protection. Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy...

After failure of the F-111 as a fleet defender, Grumman immediately began a new design on a clean sheet of paper of a new...

The FB-111A, manufactured by the General Dynamics in December 1966, evolved in a bid to replace the B-58 and to have the mission flexibility...

The Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) Radar tracks, discriminates, and assesses the flight characteristics of ballistic missiles. The SBX provides an advanced capability to the overall...

The XB-53 was a stillborn jet bomber program of Convair. Initially it was designated as XA-44 under the old "attack" category. It featured elevators...

Introduction Carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range...

INTRODUCTION The Eurofighter Typhoon (EF-2000) is a result of joint efforts on the part of UK, Germany, Italy and Spain to develop a 5th Generation...