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[[File:F-15E gbu-28 release.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[USAF]] [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15E Strike Eagle]] dropping a [[GBU-28]] precision guided bomb.]]
[[File:F-15E gbu-28 release.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[USAF]] [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15E Strike Eagle]] dropping a [[GBU-28]] precision guided bomb.]]
In current military parlance, a '''strike fighter''' is a [[multirole combat aircraft]] designed to operate primarily as an [[attack aircraft]], while also incorporating certain performance characteristics of an [[air superiority fighter]] for [[aerial combat]]. As a category, it is distinct from [[fighter-bomber]]s.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} It is closely related to the concept of [[Interdictor|interdictor aircraft]],{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} but it puts more emphasis on air-to-air combat capabilities as a multirole combat aircraft. Examples of contemporary American strike fighters are the [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle]], [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]], and [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]].
In current military parlance, a '''strike fighter''' is a [[multirole combat aircraft]] designed to operate both as an [[attack aircraft]] and as an [[air superiority fighter]]. As a category, it is distinct from [[fighter-bomber]]s.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} It is closely related to the concept of [[Interdictor|interdictor aircraft]],{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} but it puts more emphasis on [[aerial combat]] capabilities as a multirole combat aircraft. Examples of contemporary American strike fighters are the [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle]], [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]], and [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]].


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 06:58, 19 June 2020

A USAF F-15E Strike Eagle dropping a GBU-28 precision guided bomb.

In current military parlance, a strike fighter is a multirole combat aircraft designed to operate both as an attack aircraft and as an air superiority fighter. As a category, it is distinct from fighter-bombers.[citation needed] It is closely related to the concept of interdictor aircraft,[citation needed] but it puts more emphasis on aerial combat capabilities as a multirole combat aircraft. Examples of contemporary American strike fighters are the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

History

Firebrand TF Mk. IV

Beginning in the 1940s, the term "strike fighter" was occasionally used in navies to refer to fighter aircraft capable of performing air-to-surface strikes, such as the Westland Wyvern,[1] Blackburn Firebrand[2] and Blackburn Firecrest.

The term "light weight tactical strike fighter (LWTSF)" was used to describe the aircraft to meet the December 1953 NATO specification NBMR-1.[3] Amongst the designs submitted to the competition were the Aerfer Sagittario 2, Breguet Br.1001 Taon, Dassault Étendard VI, Fiat G.91 and Sud-Est Baroudeur.

The term entered normal use in the United States Navy[4] by the end of the 1970s, becoming the official[5] description of the new McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. In 1983, the U.S. Navy even renamed each existing Fighter Attack Squadron to Strike Fighter Squadron to emphasize[6] the air-to-surface mission (as the "Fighter Attack" designation was confused with the "Fighter" designation, which flew pure air-to-air missions).

This name quickly spread to non-maritime use. When the F-15E Strike Eagle came into service, it was originally called a "dual role fighter",[7] but it instead quickly became known as a "strike fighter".

Joint Strike Fighter

In 1995, the U.S. military's Joint Advanced Strike Technology program changed its name to the Joint Strike Fighter program.[8] The project consequently resulted in the development of the F-35 Lightning II family of fifth generation multirole fighters to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability.

Modern strike fighters

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Aerospace Engineering, Volume 6." Institute of the Aerospace Sciences, 1947.
  2. ^ The Aeroplane: Volume 75, 1948.
  3. ^ Angelucci, Enzo; Matricardi, Paolo (1980). Combat Aircraft 1945–1960. Maidenhead: Sampson Low Guides. p. 273. ISBN 0-562-00136-0.
  4. ^ "Inside story of the troubled F/A-18." Popular Science, Volume 223, Issue 4, October 1983. ISSN 0161-7370. Retrieved: 23 December 2011. Quote: ... can fly either as a fighter or an attack plane [...] In Navy parlance, it is a strike fighter.
  5. ^ "The FY 1981 military programs." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Volume 36, Issue 6, June 1980, p. 38. ISSN 0096-3402. Retrieved: 23 December 2011.
  6. ^ Polmar 1997, p. 343.
  7. ^ Defence Update (International), Issues 79-84, p. 43.
  8. ^ "Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)." globalsecurity.org. Retrieved: 2 February 2011.

Bibliography

  • Polmar, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1997. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8.