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Top Aces F-16

World’s Only Private Company With F-16 Aggressors Talks Rapidly Evolving Their Capabilities

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 25 6:09 PM EDT
Adversary air company Top Aces' F-16 Vips, the only ones currently in the hands of a private operator, are now flying with podded infrared search and track (IRST) systems.

World’s Only Privately Owned F-16 Aggressors Get Infrared Search And Track Pods

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 5 12:25 PM EDT
Tiny JSX-2 microjets able to act as surrogates for drones and cruise missile threats are supporting the Northern Strike 24-2 exercise.

Tiny Jets Masquerading As Cruise Missiles Featured In Michigan Airpower Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 9 4:04 PM EDT
A-4 TOP ACES IRST

A-4 Aggressor Now Boasts Infrared Search And Track System

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 27 3:02 PM EST
A Hawker Hunter Mk 58 jet belonging to private contractor ATAC ended up in a grassy field at Naval Air Station Key West after an aborted takeoff on December 6, 2023.

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Jet Ends Up In Field After Aborted Takeoff

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 7 1:58 PM EST
The National Museum of the U.S. AIr Force's latest acquisition, an Su-27UB Flanker-C, has a curious history.

Su-27 That Mysteriously Vanished After Private Sale Resurfaces

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 26 10:20 PM EDT
A Top Aces F-16A takes off from Eglin AFB.

Top Aces’ Viper The “Most Maneuverable F-16 I Have Ever Flown”

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 10 3:50 PM EDT
F-5s Team With Avenger Drone, Bizjet In Air-To-Air Infrared Sensor Test

F-5s Team With Avenger Drone, Bizjet In Air-To-Air Infrared Sensor Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 30 8:35 PM EST
A Hawker Hunter takes off during Northern Edge, May 20, 2019, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Northern Edge is an exercise showcasing the lethality of joint forces and the capabilities of U.S. forces in and around the Indo-Pacific region.

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Jet Crashes Off North Carolina (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Jun 20 7:45 PM EDT
Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed

Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 7 9:43 PM EDT
Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors

Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors

By James Deboer
Feb 10 3:00 PM EST
Draken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From Norway

Draken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From Norway

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 5 10:53 AM EST
First Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More Potent

First Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More Potent

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 24 4:45 PM EDT
Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 1 4:53 AM EDT
Pilot Dies In Crash Of Contractor-Owned Mirage F1 Adversary Jet Near Nellis AFB (Updated)

Pilot Dies In Crash Of Contractor-Owned Mirage F1 Adversary Jet Near Nellis AFB (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
May 24 10:39 PM EDT
The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

By Tyler Rogoway
May 19 10:05 AM EDT