Persian Gulf War Aircraft There have been many but here we're covering Persian Gulf circa 1991.
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Aerospatiale SA 341 / SA 342 Gazelle A popular light reconnaissance and attack helicopter for export order, the Aerospatiale Gazelle systems are a common site all over the world. Operating in the multirole mode, the system has the capabilities to undergo duties ...
1971
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Bell AH-1 HueyCobra Based on the private venture Bell 209 helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra series of helicopters is many a military's primary light attack helicopter. As early as the 1950's Bell corporation was experimenting with armed versions in the...
1967
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Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior / 406CS Combat Scout The Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior was a further development of the successful Bell OH-58 Kiowa. Intended to be fielded alongside the Apache Longbow and provide scouting and observation capabilities in an offensive support capacit...
1985
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Boeing / McDonnell Douglas / Hughes AH-64 Apache / Apache Longbow Originally a Hughes-based design, the YAH-64 faced off against a Bell YAH-63 system in the United States Army's search for an advanced attack helicopter. The system was to field the latest in technology, maneuverability and b...
1984
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Boeing / McDonnell Douglas / Northrop F/A-18 Hornet The F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine carrier-based attack fighter currently in frontline service with a variety of forces worldwide. Derived from the failed YF-17 Cobra attempt at a new USAF lightweight fighter (the F-17 lost o...
1983
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Boeing AV-8B / BAe GR.7 Harrier II The AV-8B Harrier II was a follow up design undertaken by the McDonnell Douglas corporation with the junior partner being the British Aerospace Corporation (BAe). The system built upon the successes encountered during use of ...
1985
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress The mammoth B-52 series of long-range, high-altitude strategic bombers was originally conceived of as an eight-engine turboprop system and successor to the B-50 heavy bomber. The initial B-52 plans were later redrawn to make ...
Dassault Mirage F1 The Dassault Mirage F1 series was designed to replace the successful Dassault Mirage III series. With a host of new features added to the new airframe, the Mirage F1 would be a substantial upgrade to the whole Mirage family o...
1967
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Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000 The Mirage 2000 was developed as a replacement for previous versions of the Mirage airframe platform. This new version incorporated many design, engineering and production elements learned from the post-war years of aircraft ...
1979
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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) The uniquely-designed A-10 Thunderbolt II (its namesake derived from the World War II piston-engine fighter/bomber - the P-47 Thunderbolt) was specifically developed as a close-support anti-tank killing machine. The A-10 woul...
1976
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General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon The F-16 Fighting Falcon can officially go down as one of the most successful aircraft designs of the Cold War. The system was designed in a head-to-head competition with the McDonnell Douglas YF-17 Cobra and successfully def...
1979
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General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was purposely designed as a variable geometry "swing wing" platform from the outset. The variable sing wing philosophy would allow the aircraft to utilize three pre-determined geometric p...
1967
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Grumman A-6 Intruder The Grumman A-6 Intruder series of strike aircraft was designed to a United States Navy specification drawn up covering an attack aircraft capable carrying and delivering large payloads over distance and in any weather. The i...
1968
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Grumman F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat-series of variable-geometry wing carrier-capable interceptors is one of the true living success stories of Cold War aircraft design. The system was popularized by the Hollywood motion picture "Top Gun"...
1970
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IAI Kfir The Israeli Aircraft Industries Kfir (Lion Cub) series is considered by many to be the ultimate version of the French-made Dassault Mirage 5 series. The system was produced locally from existing French-made Mirage III series ...
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (Stealth Fighter) Aptly-named, the Lockheed-produced F-117 Nighthawk became the world’s first operational stealth aircraft in the world. Conceived of and developed from the late 1970’s, the Nighthawk was the subject of much speculation before ...
1982
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Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird The sleek SR-71 Blackbird spyplane reached an all new plateau in supersonic high-level flight for the Lockheed Corporation. Developed from the YF-121-A interceptor program which spawned the A-12 program which in turn generate...
1966
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McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15 Eagle For a time, the F-15 Eagle series was the pinnacle of American air superiority incorporating technolgy and design that produced a highly manuervable and performanced enhanced multi-role fighter platform. The F-15 was designed...
1974
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McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15 Strike Eagle The F-15E "Strike Eagle" expands the role of one of the Cold War's most potent aircraft designs - the F-15 Eagle. Strike Eagle capabilities were introduced in the latter 1980's to provide the F-15 Eagle base aircraft the abil...
1988
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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II The highly-regarded F-4 Phantom II was the product of the now McDonnell Douglas Corporation. This Vietnam War-era warbird would go onto become one of the most respected combat aircraft in the United States and across the glob...
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Fishbed) In many ways, the MiG-21 stands as the pinnacle of the Mikoyan-Gurevich's development in terms of a frontline turbojet fighter. The system became a bridge that connected the post-World War Two jet designs with that of the hig...
1956
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger) Original models designed to replace the short-range yet successful MiG-21 Fishbed were accepted and reviewed by the Soviet military powers. One such version was actually an enlarged model of the base MiG-21 whilst the other w...
1973
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat) The MiG-25 Foxbat was designed as a high-speed pure interceptor to combat the developing XB-70 Valkyrie American bomber capable of Mach 3. Though the Valkyrie never materialized for US war planners, the MiG-25 was kept in pro...
1972
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum) The MiG-29 Fulcrum was and continues to be a highly prized and respected multirole fighter in service with Russia and a plethora of countries worldwide. The system has proven very robust, flexible and highly maneuverable in t...
1984
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Panavia Tornado ADV The Panavia Tornado series of strike aircraft was developed through a consortium featuring the nations of Britain, Germany (West) and Italy. Each country would be responsible for the design and construction of a specialized p...
1984
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SEPECAT Jaguar The Jaguar became the first ever international aircraft joint development product when Britain and France expressed interest in a similar multi-role supersonic performer. The British were in the market for an advanced jet tra...
1972
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Sukhoi Su-17 / Su-20 / Su-22 (Fitter) The Su-17 "Fitter-C" series of aircraft was a variant of the successful Su-7 "Fitter-A" fighter program. Though sharing similarities with the aforementioned system, the Su-17 was in fact a swing-wing derivative of the fixed-w...
1971
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Sukhoi Su-20 (Fitter-C) The Su-20 "Fitter-C" is nothing more than the export version of the Su-17 "Fitter-B" and "Fitter-C" series of swing-wing aircraft which, themselves, are derivatives of the fixed-wing Su-7 "Fitter-A" series. The Su-20 is based...
1970
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The Persian Gulf War of 1991:
The Persian Gulf War of 1991 can very well be considered the first war of the digital age. Smart bombs, global positioning devices and remote attacks exploded on the new battlefield. The large coveted Iraqi ground force (made up primarily of Soviet equipment) was at the mercy of NATO forces led by the United States of America - eager to try out some new gadgetry. The war began with an all out air strike on air defense systems and aircraft via strike fighters, attack helicopters and cruise missiles. The constant barrage of ariel munitions meant that the Iraqi Air Force would be kept on the ground and their armored forces were now left at the mercy of the ensuing assault by allied armor divisions. In the end, the air attack left Iraq utterly defenseless and beaten back - the fourth largest army in the world - now blinded - was then destroyed in a short 100-hour ground campaign.
Unveiled in the assault for the first time was the F-117 Stealth Fighter "Night Hawk", delivering one of the early blows in the campaign. Additionally, the M1 Abrams proved her worth as did the aging A-10 Thunderbolt II system while the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter came of age. The Persian Gulf War was a stunning success in the sense that the strategic goal was the forcing out of Iraqi forces from US-ally and oil-rich partner Kuwait.
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There are a total of 31 Persian Gulf War aircraft in the Military Factory.
