The FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL'S 1996 Military Aircraft Directory provides details on the major military fixed-wing aircraft now in service or under development.
As usual, turbine-powered military trainers have been included in the directory, as many advanced trainer aircraft are now also being promoted as light-to-medium strike fighters.
The combat aircraft included in this directory are those which are either in production, still in widespread service or are now in development in the West, Russia, China and the Pacific-rim region, with entries on each of the major variants of these aircraft.
Inevitably, given the very nature of combat-aircraft development and operation, there are areas where manufacturers have declined to give information. In these cases, we have attempted to provide the best open-source information covering these omissions.
For details of military helicopters, please refer to our Military and Civil Helicopter Directory published on 7-13 August, 1996.
Source: Flight International
