Featured in AggressorsBYThomas NewdickDec 5, 2021ShareDraken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From NorwayAfter securing a dozen former Dutch F-16s, Draken International has now signed a deal for up to 12 more from Norway. BYThomas NewdickDec 5, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareInside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super HornetsThe Navy’s “Fighting Omars” aggressor squadron will receive its Super Hornets in 2021. Here’s how they plan to use them. BYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareChina’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 HornetChinese insignia on Navy jets, as well as full planned PLA-inspired paint schemes and new patches, reflect how China is now America’s ‘pacing threat.’ BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareNavy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support RolesThe chosen trainer would be expected to offer fighter-like qualities and take the strain off the frontline combat fleet. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 24, 2021ShareFirst Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More PotentA first F-5 Tiger II is now at Naval Air Station Patuxent River to begin testing a fleet-wide upgrade that will radically overhaul the aggressor jets. BYThomas NewdickSep 24, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 4, 2021ShareF-35s Have Flown Their First “Red Air” Missions As Dedicated Stealth AggressorsThe latest iteration of the Air Force’s huge Red Flag aerial war games features highly-trained aggressor pilots playing the “bad guys” in F-35s. BYThomas NewdickAug 4, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareDraken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter JetsThe adversary support contractor’s impressive fleet could add as many as 40 second-hand F-16s from Dutch stocks. BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021ShareSupersonic Aircraft Tracked Off San Diego Coincided With Mysterious “Skyquake”There are strong indications that a mysterious boom heard in and around San Diego was from a supersonic aircraft on a training mission off the coast. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021ShareWhat It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG SquadronWard Carroll recalls battling Floggers and Fishbeds over Nevada and the shroud of secrecy surrounding their remote base. BYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021ShareNavy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its FleetAs the Navy accelerates plans to retire its ‘legacy’ Hornets, it badly needs new high-end aggressor jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 22, 2021ShareHere’s Why Aggressor Learjets Were Making Mock Attack Runs Towards Philly Last NightThe late-night exercise would have put the Navy’s “Cornfield Cruiser” through its paces. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 22, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021ShareSurplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 HornetsWith the ‘legacy’ F/A-18 Hornet on the way out, the Navy badly needs replacement high-end adversary jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021ShareTop Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced SkyhawksFitted with advanced sensors including AESA radars, the contractor-operated jets will put the German military to the test. BYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareFirst Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)The F-16s that Top Aces is set to employ as aggressor jets include some historic veterans of Israel’s past conflicts. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareBYThe War Zone staffJan 23, 2021ShareAir Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16sThe future of the U.S. Air Force’s tactical aircraft fleet is under review, with some radical ideas under discussion. BYThe War Zone staffJan 23, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterDec 15, 2020ShareInside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top PilotsJourney into the shadowy world of the aggressors—where they came from, where they’re going, what it takes to become one, and what it’s like being one. BYJamie HunterDec 15, 2020Share12
BYThomas NewdickDec 5, 2021ShareDraken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From NorwayAfter securing a dozen former Dutch F-16s, Draken International has now signed a deal for up to 12 more from Norway. BYThomas NewdickDec 5, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareInside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super HornetsThe Navy’s “Fighting Omars” aggressor squadron will receive its Super Hornets in 2021. Here’s how they plan to use them. BYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareChina’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 HornetChinese insignia on Navy jets, as well as full planned PLA-inspired paint schemes and new patches, reflect how China is now America’s ‘pacing threat.’ BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareNavy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support RolesThe chosen trainer would be expected to offer fighter-like qualities and take the strain off the frontline combat fleet. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 24, 2021ShareFirst Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More PotentA first F-5 Tiger II is now at Naval Air Station Patuxent River to begin testing a fleet-wide upgrade that will radically overhaul the aggressor jets. BYThomas NewdickSep 24, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 4, 2021ShareF-35s Have Flown Their First “Red Air” Missions As Dedicated Stealth AggressorsThe latest iteration of the Air Force’s huge Red Flag aerial war games features highly-trained aggressor pilots playing the “bad guys” in F-35s. BYThomas NewdickAug 4, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareDraken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter JetsThe adversary support contractor’s impressive fleet could add as many as 40 second-hand F-16s from Dutch stocks. BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021ShareSupersonic Aircraft Tracked Off San Diego Coincided With Mysterious “Skyquake”There are strong indications that a mysterious boom heard in and around San Diego was from a supersonic aircraft on a training mission off the coast. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021ShareWhat It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG SquadronWard Carroll recalls battling Floggers and Fishbeds over Nevada and the shroud of secrecy surrounding their remote base. BYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021ShareNavy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its FleetAs the Navy accelerates plans to retire its ‘legacy’ Hornets, it badly needs new high-end aggressor jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 22, 2021ShareHere’s Why Aggressor Learjets Were Making Mock Attack Runs Towards Philly Last NightThe late-night exercise would have put the Navy’s “Cornfield Cruiser” through its paces. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 22, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021ShareSurplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 HornetsWith the ‘legacy’ F/A-18 Hornet on the way out, the Navy badly needs replacement high-end adversary jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 7, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021ShareTop Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced SkyhawksFitted with advanced sensors including AESA radars, the contractor-operated jets will put the German military to the test. BYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareFirst Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)The F-16s that Top Aces is set to employ as aggressor jets include some historic veterans of Israel’s past conflicts. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021Share
BYThe War Zone staffJan 23, 2021ShareAir Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16sThe future of the U.S. Air Force’s tactical aircraft fleet is under review, with some radical ideas under discussion. BYThe War Zone staffJan 23, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterDec 15, 2020ShareInside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top PilotsJourney into the shadowy world of the aggressors—where they came from, where they’re going, what it takes to become one, and what it’s like being one. BYJamie HunterDec 15, 2020Share
