A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed As the name suggests a surface target is a military target located on the surface of the Earth A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. Ground-attack aircraft are military aircraft designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as Close air support for and in proximity to their own ground forces Previously, an airstrike on a ground target would usually involve bombers, defended by fighters. An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them Strike-fighters can attack targets unaided, while remaining maneuverable and well-equipped enough to defend themselves.
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Terminology
The term "strike fighter" is almost synonymous with the term "fighter-bomber", first seeing usage in the 1950s to describe a new generation of attack aircraft like the Blackburn Firebrand. Ground-attack aircraft are military aircraft designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as Close air support for and in proximity to their own ground forces The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The term can be considered more politically correct, as bomber aircraft can be portrayed as dropping bombs indiscriminately over a target area. Political correctness (adjectivally politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to Language, ideas policies or behavior A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them Precision attacks are commonly termed "surgical strikes", a term that implies extremely accurate modern weapons and intelligence. This page is about the military attack for the Sega CD FMV game see Surgical Strike (video game.
A strike fighter is differentiated from a multirole fighter in that the multirole fighter can equally perform both air combat and ground attack, while the strike fighter has an emphasis on ground attack with a minor role of air combat. A multirole (or multi-role) combat Aircraft is an aircraft that can be used as both a Fighter aircraft and a Ground attack aircraft Air combat may refer to Aerial warfare, or aerial combat the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare Dogfight Ground-attack aircraft are military aircraft designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as Close air support for and in proximity to their own ground forces
Examples
- The Panavia Tornado was originally known as a fighter-bomber, and later became a strike fighter. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Tornado strike fighter is designated IDS, meaning ‘Interdiction/Strike’. IDS is the European equivalent of the US F/A designation. The prefix A-, in US Military aviation, refers to a type of plane generally considered an Attack plane. The term fighter-bomber remains in use when describing the Tornado, however, because it falls into an arbitrary class of older, slower, and less maneuverable strike fighters.
- The Xian JH-7 is a Chinese strike fighter, although more of a fighter-bomber, in service with the PLA Air Force and Naval Air Force. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- Recently, the term has become blurred. The F-117 Nighthawk is often referred to as a strike fighter, although it has no air-to-air capability and is therefore a pure attack aircraft. The F-22 Raptor was designated a F/A-22 between 2003 and 2005, implying a Fighter/Attack role, though it has since been returned to a fighter designation.
- The latest generation of strike fighters are the Russian Sukhoi Su-30, US Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon, though current European parlance describes the Typhoon as a 'swing-role' aircraft. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The F-35 Lightning II program is designing a multirole fighter with ground attack capability. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- India is in the initial stages of developing a 5th generation strike aircraft under the program name Medium Combat Aircraft. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Medium Combat Aircraft (MCA is a twin-engined 5th generation stealth strike aircraft being developed
Popular culture
Strike Fighter is also the name of a Sega arcade game simulating an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter, this game is a spiritual successor to the earlier After Burner series and its semi-sequel, G-LOC: Air Battle. is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment is a 1987 Japanese Arcade game by Sega. It is the first game in the After Burner series G-LOC Air Battle is a 1990 air combat Arcade game by Sega. The title refers to " Loss of Consciousness by ''g''-force In fact, Strike Fighter was ported as After Burner III on the Sega Mega-CD. After Burner III is a Video game released on the Sega CD in both Japan and North America. The is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive that was released in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan. A sequel, Sega Strike Fighter was released for the Sega Naomi arcade board, though this game plays more like the Ace Combat series. The following is a list of Arcade system boards released by Sega. Ace Combat is an arcade style Flight Action Video game series published by the Japanese company Bandai Namco Games.
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