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The majority of NATO fighters are General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons. This is due to the fighter being made in relatively large quantities, widespread use by the US airforce and the selling of F-16's to US NATO allies, such as Turkey, Poland, and the Netherlands.
When the system began the names were assigned by the Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC), made up of the English-speaking allies of the Second World War, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and two non-NATO countries, Australia and New Zealand. The ASCC names were adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense and then NATO.
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet
For fixed-wing aircraft, one-syllable names are used for propeller aircraft and two-syllable names for aircraft with jet engines. This distinction is not made for helicopters. F—fighter aircraft, also later ground attack aircraft: List of NATO reporting names for fighter aircraft; B—bomber aircraft: List of NATO reporting names for bomber ...
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Former Air Force aircraft, acquired in return for the release of seven HC-130H aircraft to the United States Forest Service for use as aerial tankers. [citation needed] C-37A: Gulfstream USA Jet VIP transport Manned 1997 [citation needed] 1 [citation needed] VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S ...
This category includes all fighter aircraft. This includes fighter-bombers, strike fighters, night fighters escort fighters, interceptor aircraft, etc. Subcategories.