a fighter aircraft is a fixed-wing military aircraft
designed primarily for aerial combat air-to-air combat
it is the mission of fighter aircraft to establish air supremacy over the battle space during a
military confrontation with complete control of the airspace above a battlefield bombers
and assault craft can carry out tactical and strategic bombing missions against enemy targets
the f-22 raptor is the only fifth generation stealth fighter in the world
he is considered the best fighter jet owned by the united states in the post-cold war
late 1990s this advanced fighter aircraft made by lockheed martin has only produced 187 units
and is exclusive because no other country has it if you want to know more about the f-22
you can click the exclamation mark in the right corner of the video
the f-35 lightning 2 is a single seat
single engine all-weather stealth multi-role combat aircraft
it can conduct electronic warfare and offer intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance
the f-35 has three major variants the f-35 ac toll conventional takeoff and landing the f-35b
stovall meaning short takeoff and vertical landing and the f-35c cv cattle bar or carrier-based
the f-16 fighting falcon is a single-engine multi-role fighter developed by general dynamics
for the usaf designed as an air superiority day fighter it evolved into a successful all-weather
multi-role aircraft over 4 600 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976 if you
want to know more about the f-16 you can click the exclamation mark in the right corner of the video
the f-15 eagle is a twin-engine all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by mcdonnell
douglas now boeing after reviewing many options the u.s air force chose mcdonnell douglas's design
in 1969. the eagle first flew in july 1972 and entered service in 1976 it is one of the
most successful modern fighters with over 100 victories and no losses click the exclamation
mark in the upper right corner of the video if you want to know more about the f-15
so on this occasion the military news channel will discuss what would happen if the fighter
planes fight together watch this video until the end and give your opinion
in car racing the checkered flag first appeared in 1906 at the glidden tours at
american road rally the modern checkered flag continues to mark the end of such events but
it means something very different for the us military a checker flag exercise is
presently one of the most extensive air-to-air exercises conducted by the department of defense
the large-scale aerial drills were designed to integrate fourth and fifth generation airframes
to enhance air force aviators and maintainers mobility deployment and employment capabilities
the recently conducted two week long exercise focused on the integration of fourth generation
aircraft such as the general dynamics f-16 fighting falcon and mcdonnell douglas f-15e strike
eagle with fifth generation aviation such as the lockheed martin f-22 raptor and f-35a lightning
ii in a large force exercise to train and test enhancement mobility pre-deployment qualifications
and rapid response employment capabilities of pilots and crews checkered flag 21-1 was
sponsored by the 325th fighter wing at tyndall air force base in florida and aircraft airmen sailors
dod contracts and civilians also took part in the exercise lieutenant colonel sean fazenda checkered
flag 22 1 exercise director said quote so this iteration of checker flag is different because
the 325th fighter wing actually owns the exercise now we actually have every agency involved on the
base to execute the mission that's upwards of 15 agencies coming together coordinating and
making the exercise happen we hone down exactly what we're going to execute we also have players
from jacksonville and egg land and other locations that will partake giving us a very robust exercise
according to the air force the 325th fighter wing was responsible for maintaining and
executing predetermined mission goals and learning objectives identified by the air combat command
commanders intent to train a dedicated high effective force ready to respond anywhere in the
world in an emergency an immediate response force defense posture is what this is referred to as
while checkered flag has traditionally been thought of as an air force exercise
this integration operations focused on building relationships and strengthening
partnerships with the united states navy and partners from the north american
aerospace defense command stationed at tinker air force base in oklahoma
additional fighter squadrons that took part of the exercise with the 90th fighter squadron which is
based at joint base elmendorf richardson in alaska and the 79th fighter squadron which is based at
shaw air force base in south carolina more than 93 aircraft and 12 squadrons from throughout
the country participated in the competition bringing their respective fighters tankers
electronic and communication warfare talents and command-and-control aircraft teams to the field
in addition to tyndall afb airmen roughly 950 transient personnel participated in
the two week long exercise which included the practical completion of eight flying missions
totaling 449 soirees the combined training's effectiveness represented the primary goal
of tyndall air force base which is to train and showcase unequaled combat air power
fazenda noted quote we allow our pilots to get out there and work together and build unit cohesion
that unit cohesion is very key to what checkered flag is all about bringing them down here working
together mission planning together getting out into the airspace and knowing how and when
to execute certain tactics the air force also revealed that the 53rd wings weapon
system evaluation program east 22.02 also known as combat archer was carried out as part of the
checkered flag 22 1 drill exercise it is also a joint service program that evaluates live fire
weaponry and munition systems for use in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat situations
conducting checkered flag 22-1 and wsep simultaneously
allowed the department of defense to save even more resources while
also providing extra training opportunities made possible by the closeness and teamwork
presenter said we get to do this in concert with them because we utilize
the same jets you get the entire gamut of getting into an airspace in the morning
executing certain fighter tactics how to employ the jet and then take that back to debrief
and decide how they can improve on those skills in the afternoon
pilots get to go from the fighter intercept point to the target releasing weapons and learning what
it feels like to shoot a missile off of the wing and employ the tactics appropriately
well what if this happened in reality the f-22 f-35 f-15 and f-16 jets fighting alongside
the enemy on land air and sea must be a scary thing write your opinion in the comments column