"Experience in every war theater so far has demonstrated that, in general, air superiority must be in effect if the operations are to be successful."
— Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Forces, whose vision of airpower established U.S. air supremacy during World War II and laid the foundation for today's U.S. Air Force, 1942
To pilots, fighter aircraft are "the tip of the spear," the first to enter into combat, using high speed, exceptional maneuverability, and the latest advances in technology. Lockheed Martin and its heritage companies have been at the leading edge of fighter development since the 1930s — a
tradition that continues today with the multirole F-16 Fighting Falcon, stealthy F-117 Nighthawk, F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter, and multirole, multivariant, multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicles represent
the next generation of combat aircraft.
This section contains Code One's past articles relating to combat aircraft in all their forms.
