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Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
The Army Air Corps, also known as the British Army Air Corps, is the aviation arm of the British Army, reformed in its present shape on 1 September 1957.
Army Aviation Corps (India)
The Army Aviation Corps (AAC), also known as the Indian Army Aviation Corps, is the aviation arm of the Indian Army, raised in 1986 from Air OP units.
Arresting gear
Arresting gear, also called arrester gear or arresting wire, is a system of cables and energy absorbers that stops landing aircraft, standard equipment on aircraft carriers.
Atlas Cheetah
The Atlas Cheetah, also known as the Denel Cheetah, was a South African fighter jet, an upgrade of the Mirage III, serving from 1986 to 2008.
Atlas Oryx
The Atlas Oryx, also known as the Denel Oryx, is a medium utility helicopter built in South Africa during the arms embargo and serving the South African Air Force since 1989.
Attack aircraft
Attack aircraft, also known as strike aircraft or ground-attack aircraft, are military airplanes designed primarily to strike ground targets, especially in direct support of friendly forces.
Avia S-199
The Avia S-199 was a Czechoslovak fighter built from Bf 109G airframes and bomber engines, best known as the first fighter of the Israeli Air Force.
Aviano Air Base
Aviano Air Base is an Italian Air Force base in northeastern Italy that has hosted US Air Force units since 1954 and is home to the 31st Fighter Wing.
Aviation in World War I
Aviation in World War I was the military use of aircraft and airships from 1914 to 1918, growing from unarmed reconnaissance into fighters, photographic reconnaissance, and strategic bombing.
Aviation regiments of the Soviet and Russian Air Forces
An aviation regiment was a flying unit of the Soviet and later Russian Air Forces, above the squadron and below the air division, typically fielding about 36 aircraft.
Avro Anson
The Avro Anson was a British twin-engine multi-role aircraft that entered RAF service in 1936 and became the standard Commonwealth multi-engine aircrew trainer of the Second World War.
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck was a twin-engine, two-seat all-weather interceptor built by Avro Canada, serving in NORAD and NATO air defense from 1953 until 1981.
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow
The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, known as the Avro Arrow, was a delta-winged supersonic interceptor built by A.V. Roe Canada at Malton, Ontario, canceled in 1959.
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster, also called the Lancaster Bomber, was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War, famous for the 1943 Dambusters raid and carrying the heaviest bomb loads of the war.
Avro Lincoln
The Avro Lincoln was a British four-engined heavy bomber developed from the Avro Lancaster, first flown in June 1944 and the last piston-engined bomber in RAF service.
Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft built by A.V. Roe, operated by the RAF and South African Air Force from 1951 until 1991.
Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan, also called the Vulcan bomber, was a British delta-wing jet bomber carrying Britain's nuclear deterrent from the mid-1950s until 1969 and flying the 1982 Falklands Black Buck raids.
AW249 NEES
The AW249 NEES, nicknamed Fenice, is a twin-engined, twin-seat attack helicopter developed by Leonardo for the Italian Army, which will use it to replace the AH-129D Mangusta from 2027.
Baba Yaga (aircraft)
Baba Yaga (Баба Яга) is the nickname Russian soldiers gave Ukraine's heavy multicopter bomber drones, best known the SkyFall Vampire, used to bomb Russian positions at night.
BAC Jet Provost
The BAC Jet Provost, also known as the Hunting Jet Provost, was a British jet trainer serving as the Royal Air Force's standard basic trainer from 1955 to 1993.
BAC TSR-2
The BAC TSR-2 was a canceled British tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the Royal Air Force; one prototype flew before cancellation in April 1965.
Badges of the United States Air Force
Badges of the United States Air Force are uniform insignia authorized by the Department of the Air Force that signify aeronautical ratings, special skills, career field qualifications, and duty assignments.
Badges of the United States Navy
Badges of the United States Navy are breast insignia prescribed in uniform regulations that mark qualification as a naval aviator, flight officer, aircrewman, or warfare specialist.
BAE Systems Hawk
The BAE Systems Hawk, also known as the BAe Hawk, is a British jet trainer that entered Royal Air Force service in 1976 and has flown the Red Arrows since 1979.
BAE Systems Tempest
BAE Systems Tempest is the UK name for the crewed stealth fighter developed with Italy and Japan under GCAP, planned to enter Royal Air Force service from 2035.
Bagram Airfield
Bagram Airfield, also known as Bagram Air Base, is a military airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, about 25 miles north of Kabul, built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base is a US Air Force base in Bossier City, Louisiana, headquarters of Air Force Global Strike Command and home to B-52 bombers.
Basic fighter maneuvers
Basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) are the individual offensive, defensive, and neutral maneuvers a fighter pilot uses in visual-range air combat to gain positional advantage over an opponent.
Battle of Dutch Harbor
The Battle of Dutch Harbor, part of Operation AL, was a Japanese carrier air attack on American bases in Alaska on June 3 and 4, 1942.
Battle of Taranto
The Battle of Taranto, also called the Taranto raid, was a British naval air attack that sank or heavily damaged three Italian battleships at Taranto on 11 November 1940.