Can fighter jets drop bombs?

Can fighter jets drop bombs?

The single-engine jet is a mainstay of the Air Force combat fleet. It can perform both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with its 20mm cannon and ability to carry missiles and bombs on external pods. More than 1,000 F-16s are in the Air Force inventory.

Can an RPG bring down a fighter jet?

An RPG *can* destroy a fighter jet. Especially if the jet is parked on the ground.

Do planes still dive bomb?

Most tactical aircraft today allow bombing in shallow dives to keep the target visible, but true dive bombers have not been a part of military forces since the start of the jet age.

Why can’t fighter / bomber drop one bomb at a time?

Ok I’ve wondered this for awhile,. Why can’t fighter / bombers and some other bomb content fighters drop one bomb at a time in RB? Because they do it like in real life. If you drop one bomb, plane would just fall on one side, that’s why bombs on suspensions are dropped in pairs Oh ok.

What happened at the Missile Defense Agency?

(Missile Defense Agency) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, a handful of uniformed U.S. service members and Congressional staffers gathered in a windowless room in the headquarters of the Missile Defense Agency, tucked within a row of nondescript buildings on a low hill overlooking the Pentagon.

What is the advantage of using bigger bombs?

The larger the bomb, the greater it`s damage radius and armour penetration. This means you can kill multiple close targets or larger , more heavily armoured targets with bigger bombs where small bombs do minimal damage.

What does it feel like to launch a missile?

Obering, who had spent seven years helping NASA launch space shuttles, compares the feelings surrounding a missile test to the emotions evoked by a shuttle launch: “It was kind of scary, because with all the models and simulations, you just didn’t know exactly what was going to happen until it did.”