All of us with a passion for military aircraft probably know by heart the specs of the mighty F-16 Fighting Falcon. It would be interesting to see however how many of us know a thing or two about the IAI Kfir.
Knowing that the future of aerial combat will rely heavily on drones, the U.S. Air Force is currently involved in a number of programs, but also talks with different defense contractors, to come up with the required solutions.
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) describes the CV-22 Osprey as a machine meant to perform long-range infiltration and exfiltration, among others. That generally could mean some type of discretion is needed, but just a quick look at the massive tiltrotor machine tells you subtlety certainly isn’t the thing’s strongpoint.