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Engine mechanics from the 149th Maintenance Squadron, Texas Air National Guard perform an engine change on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Salitre 2014, Oct. 13, at Cerro Moreno Air Force Base, near Antofagasta, Chile. Salitre is a Chilean-led exercise where the U.S., Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, focus on increasing interoperability between allied nations.
Draken International

Argentina Retires Its A-4 Fightinghawks

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 15, 2026

F-5AT is TacAir adversary fighter that replicates up to 4.5 get threats.
Tac Air

Private F-5 Adversary Jets Taking The Fight To Navy Fighter Pilots

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Mar 27, 2026

Top Aces F-16s have gotten a major series of upgrades.
Private Contractor Adversary Support

Private F-16 Aggressors Just Brought A Huge Upgrade To The Fight

By James Deboer

Posted on Feb 19, 2026

Top Aces Viper in Blue camouflage
Top Aces

Private F-16 Aggressors Getting Ability To Insert Synthetic Bandits Into Live Training

By Eric Tegler

Updated on Mar 3, 2025

Top Aces F-16
Top Aces

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

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.
Top Aces

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 5, 2024

Tiny JSX-2 microjets able to act as surrogates for drones and cruise missile threats are supporting the Northern Strike 24-2 exercise.
Private Contractor Adversary Support

Tiny Jets Masquerading As Cruise Missiles Featured In Michigan Airpower Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 9, 2024

A-4 TOP ACES IRST
Top Aces

A-4 Aggressor Now Boasts Infrared Search And Track System

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 27, 2024

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.
ATAC

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Jet Ends Up In Field After Aborted Takeoff

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2023

The National Museum of the U.S. AIr Force's latest acquisition, an Su-27UB Flanker-C, has a curious history.
Tac Air

Su-27 That Mysteriously Vanished After Private Sale Resurfaces

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 27, 2023

A Top Aces F-16A takes off from Eglin AFB.
Top Aces

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

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 10, 2023

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

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.
ATAC

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Jet Crashes Off North Carolina (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 20, 2022

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 8, 2022

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

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

By James Deboer

Updated on Feb 10, 2022

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 5, 2021