The F-111 Aardvark, a 1960s supersonic jet, was the controversial product of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara’s “Tactical Fighter Experimental” (TFX) program, which tried to force one airframe to ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-111 Aardvark, a long and sleek fighter-bomber known for its variable-sweep wings, was one of the most successful aircraft in U.S. Air Force history. -This versatile ...

The F-111 Aardvark aircraft proved itself to be a dependable mission platform, especially in Operation Desert Storm , when its ability to fly low and fast gave it an advantage. When the United States ...

Key point: The F-111 struck a weird medium between the tactical strike aircraft and the strategic bomber. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the ...

The General Dynamics F-111, better known in Air Force circles as the Aardvark, was a supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft that served not only the U.S. Air Force, but the air forces of ...

As a military-hardware order that had been proclaimed the richest in U.S. history, the F-111 fighter-bomber project seemed likely to set more records for hot controversy than cold cash. Air Force and ...

An airplane called “Aardvark” and “Pig” has got to be short on love. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth for the General Dynamics F-111. Treasured by its crews, who came up with those names, ...