A bomber is a military combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry such as bombs, launching torpedoes, or deploying air-launched cruise missiles. There are two major classifications of bomber: strategic and tactical. Strategic bombing is done by heavy bombers primarily designed for long-range bombing missions against strategic targets to diminish the enemy’s ability to wage war by limiting access …
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Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily to secure control of essential airspace by destroying enemy aircraft in air-to-air combat. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield permits bombers and attack aircraft to engage in tactical and strategic bombing of enemy targets. Many modern fighter aircrafts have secondary capabilities such as ground attack and some types, such as fighter-bombers, are designed from the outset for …
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The most common use of military helicopters is transport of troops, but transport helicopters can be modified or converted to perform other missions such as combat search and rescue (CSAR), medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), airborne command post, or even armed with weapons for attacking ground targets. Attack helicopters are well-armed with an …
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The military usage of drones and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is growing at unprecedented rates. Their roles have expanded form intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, to missions including electronic attack, drone strikes, suppression or destruction of enemy air defense, communications relay, combat search and rescue. Unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV) contribute to the protection of troops …
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