Featured in F-5BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 2021ShareCheck Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key WestThe formation included one jet from each of the Navy’s reserve squadrons that belong to the Tactical Support Wing. BYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 4, 2020ShareFrance Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter JetsThe country has been seeking a new combat aircraft, with France’s Dassault Rafale the latest in a line of candidates. BYThomas NewdickDec 4, 2020ShareBYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHow To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun SchoolA Topgun student who later became an instructor tells us all about how to fly the Tomcat, Skyhawk and Tiger II in a dogfight and what it was like to both learn and teach at the legendary school. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYRené VinkJul 2, 2020ShareLook At These Stunning Photos From Axalp, Switzerland’s Mountaintop Military Air ShowThe long hike up the side of a snowy mountain is well worth it. BYRené VinkJul 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareWatch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain AirportThe French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020ShareThis Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 HornetsWe talked to the owner of Air USA about probably the most incredible private aircraft purchase of all time and the future of his adversary business. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020SharePrivate Aggressor F-5 Fighter Force Is Flying With Helmet Mounted DisplaysTactical Air has created what are among, if not the most advanced F-5 Tiger IIs on the planet to slug it out with US Navy and USMC fleet pilots. BYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareWhy F-5s Beat Out F-16s For The Navy’s Latest Commercial Aggressor ContractWe have unique insights into the Navy’s requirements for private adversary jets and its big decision that could impact future contract awards. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019ShareIran’s Newest ‘Homemade’ Drone Is An Unmanned Conversion Of A 1940s American Jet TrainerThe converted T-33 is the latest example of Iran’s routinely dubious boasts about its military capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareMarine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link UpgradeThe USMC’s F-5 adversaries are getting an upgrade that will drastically improve their ability to pose a credible threat to fleet aircrews. BYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019Share8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget RequestThe F-15X is officially real and the Navy and Marines are set to get a fresh influx of badly needed aggressor airframes. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018ShareBoeing’s T-X Win Is Really Much Bigger Than Just Building A Replacement For The T-38Boeing’s big win has wide-ranging impacts that go far beyond the USAF’s need for a new trainer alone. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018ShareRefurbished TacAir Aggressor F-5 Photographed Over St. Augustine, FloridaThis is the first shot we know of showing one of TacAir’s splinter-schemed F-5s in the air. BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareTacAir’s Adversary F-5s Are Getting A Cutting-Edge CockpitThe upgrade will offer greater situational awareness, ease of integration for future upgrades, synthetic vision, and night vision compatibility. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 1, 2017ShareWe Finally Know Where Those Surplus Jordanian F-5 Tiger IIs Ended Up (Updated)A commercial adversary support provider snapped up the jets in hopes of supplying aggressor duties to the US Navy, US Air Force, and other customers. BYTyler RogowayNov 1, 2017Share12
BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 2021ShareCheck Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key WestThe formation included one jet from each of the Navy’s reserve squadrons that belong to the Tactical Support Wing. BYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 4, 2020ShareFrance Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter JetsThe country has been seeking a new combat aircraft, with France’s Dassault Rafale the latest in a line of candidates. BYThomas NewdickDec 4, 2020Share
BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHow To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun SchoolA Topgun student who later became an instructor tells us all about how to fly the Tomcat, Skyhawk and Tiger II in a dogfight and what it was like to both learn and teach at the legendary school. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYRené VinkJul 2, 2020ShareLook At These Stunning Photos From Axalp, Switzerland’s Mountaintop Military Air ShowThe long hike up the side of a snowy mountain is well worth it. BYRené VinkJul 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareWatch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain AirportThe French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020ShareThis Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 HornetsWe talked to the owner of Air USA about probably the most incredible private aircraft purchase of all time and the future of his adversary business. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020SharePrivate Aggressor F-5 Fighter Force Is Flying With Helmet Mounted DisplaysTactical Air has created what are among, if not the most advanced F-5 Tiger IIs on the planet to slug it out with US Navy and USMC fleet pilots. BYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareWhy F-5s Beat Out F-16s For The Navy’s Latest Commercial Aggressor ContractWe have unique insights into the Navy’s requirements for private adversary jets and its big decision that could impact future contract awards. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019ShareIran’s Newest ‘Homemade’ Drone Is An Unmanned Conversion Of A 1940s American Jet TrainerThe converted T-33 is the latest example of Iran’s routinely dubious boasts about its military capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareMarine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link UpgradeThe USMC’s F-5 adversaries are getting an upgrade that will drastically improve their ability to pose a credible threat to fleet aircrews. BYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019Share8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget RequestThe F-15X is officially real and the Navy and Marines are set to get a fresh influx of badly needed aggressor airframes. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018ShareBoeing’s T-X Win Is Really Much Bigger Than Just Building A Replacement For The T-38Boeing’s big win has wide-ranging impacts that go far beyond the USAF’s need for a new trainer alone. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018ShareRefurbished TacAir Aggressor F-5 Photographed Over St. Augustine, FloridaThis is the first shot we know of showing one of TacAir’s splinter-schemed F-5s in the air. BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareTacAir’s Adversary F-5s Are Getting A Cutting-Edge CockpitThe upgrade will offer greater situational awareness, ease of integration for future upgrades, synthetic vision, and night vision compatibility. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 1, 2017ShareWe Finally Know Where Those Surplus Jordanian F-5 Tiger IIs Ended Up (Updated)A commercial adversary support provider snapped up the jets in hopes of supplying aggressor duties to the US Navy, US Air Force, and other customers. BYTyler RogowayNov 1, 2017Share
