Modern Fighter Aircraft Technology and Tactics: Into Combat with Today’s Fighter Pilots

Anthony Thornborough’s Modern Fighter Aircraft Technology and Tactics provides a fascinating and highly accessible examination of the sophisticated world of modern military aviation. Written during a period of rapid technological advancement in aerial warfare, this comprehensive volume takes readers inside the cockpit and beyond, exploring the aircraft, weapons systems, avionics, pilot training, and tactical doctrines that shaped late twentieth-century air combat.

Modern Fighter Aircraft Technology and Tactics follows the complete operational cycle of a fighter mission, from planning and take-off through aerial refuelling, reconnaissance, interception, electronic warfare, air-to-air combat, strike operations, and recovery. Thornborough combines technical explanations with practical examples drawn from real-world conflicts, including lessons learned from Vietnam and the Gulf War, offering valuable insight into how modern air forces deploy their most advanced aircraft.

Illustrated throughout with numerous black-and-white photographs, diagrams, and technical references, Modern Fighter Aircraft Technology and Tactics appeals equally to aviation enthusiasts, military historians, model builders, aircraft spotters, and students of aerospace technology. Coverage includes modern fighter design philosophy, radar systems, guided weapons, stealth developments, electronic countermeasures, and the evolving role of the fighter pilot in an increasingly technology-driven battlefield.

A well-produced hardcover reference work, this title remains a useful snapshot of military aviation thinking during the transition toward the highly integrated combat aircraft systems that dominate modern air forces today. An excellent addition to any aviation, military history, or aerospace library.

Condition – Very Good

Hardcover with glossy pictorial boards. The binding remains tight and square. Covers are clean with only light shelf wear. Text block is bright and clean with minor age-related spotting visible to the upper edge. Internally crisp, clean, and free of inscriptions. A particularly well-preserved copy.