2021年5月20日 · Helmed by former fighter pilots, the super-maneuverable F-16s will act as advanced aggressors (the enemy) in tactically challenging scenarios to improve the Air Force’s air-to-air combat.

2021年7月6日 · These retired fighter jets are available to private pilots in the US and cost less than many used McClaren or Bugatti supercars.

2022年2月10日 · Less than a year after the first plane was unloaded from an Antonov cargo plane, the company has taken some of the oldest F-16s around and successfully turned them into heavily upgraded adversary jets known as the Advanced Aggressor Fighter, or AAF.

2024年11月26日 · Fighter jets often evoke images of military might, high-speed dogfights, and top-secret operations. But did you know that some fighter jets operate outside of government hands? Enter Draken International, a private company that owns and operates one of the largest fleets of privately operated military aircraft in the world.

In 2021, Top Aces became the first private company in the world to acquire the F-16, which is considered by many to be the most agile fighter aircraft of its generation. Its superior speed, acceleration, maneuverability, small visual and radar signature, and …

2023年4月13日 · Controller.com’s Turbine Military Aircraft category contains jet fighters, trainers, and gas turbine-powered helicopters from around the globe. Some “warbirds” are even demilitarized and legal for private civilians and groups to own and fly.

2021年2月24日 · Here’s the story of how the first private 4th generation fighter adversary jets to ever arrive in the United States did so, and how Top Ace’s overall vision for them is becoming a reality. Top Aces was founded in 2000 by three former Royal Canadian Air Force

2024年4月13日 · Owning an operational fighter jet may be illegal, but a demilitarized warbird is another story. Here are 10 notable (pricey) examples you can actually buy.

2021年5月18日 · In a follow-up to our big piece on Top Aces’ recently acquired fleet of second-hand F-16A/B ‘Netz’ fighters from Israel, the company has now taken one of these jets aloft for the first time. This also marks the first time a 4th generation fighter of any kind has been flown by a private adversary support firm.

One thing (prop planes) led him to another (corporate jets) and then to another (surplus military jets), culminating in 2012 with the founding of Draken International, a Lakeland, Florida,...