Military Aircraft of 1998
Fighter
Chengdu J-10A (First Flight)
China's first indigenous 4th-generation multirole fighter.
Fighter
Sukhoi Su-30MKI (Prototype phase)
The specialized thrust-vectoring multirole fighter for the IAF.
Helicopter
MD Helicopters MH-6M Little Bird (J-Model Upgrade)
The highly specialized "Killer Egg" for Special Operations.
Other
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk (First Flight)
The first flight of the world's premier strategic HALE UAV.
Other
Lockheed Martin A-10C Precision Engagement (Phase I)
The digital transformation of the legendary tank buster.