Featured in Red AirBYThomas 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, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareThese Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super HornetsMany of the paint jobs replicate those worn by Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and Iranian fighter aircraft. 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, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 21, 2021ShareF-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War GamesThe officially retired F-117 Nighthawks are busier than ever playing the role of stealthy bad guys. BYTyler RogowayJul 21, 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, 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 NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareMirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)Details are still emerging about an incident involving a contracted “red air” adversary jet at the sprawling Florida base. BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 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, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 28, 2020ShareWatch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For TrainingA dozen contractor aggressor jets were visible on flight tracking sites attacking the USS Theodore Roosevelt during pre-deployment training. BYTyler RogowayDec 28, 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
BYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareThese Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super HornetsMany of the paint jobs replicate those worn by Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and Iranian fighter aircraft. 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
BYTyler RogowayJul 21, 2021ShareF-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War GamesThe officially retired F-117 Nighthawks are busier than ever playing the role of stealthy bad guys. BYTyler RogowayJul 21, 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
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 NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareMirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)Details are still emerging about an incident involving a contracted “red air” adversary jet at the sprawling Florida base. BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 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
BYTyler RogowayDec 28, 2020ShareWatch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For TrainingA dozen contractor aggressor jets were visible on flight tracking sites attacking the USS Theodore Roosevelt during pre-deployment training. BYTyler RogowayDec 28, 2020Share
