Military Aircraft of 2001
Fighter
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Program Launch)
The official selection of the X-35 as the future of global air power.
Fighter
HAL LCA Tejas (First Flight)
India's first indigenous supersonic light combat aircraft.
Fighter
Eurofighter GmbH Eurofighter Typhoon (IPA)
The first Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA) takes flight.
Other
General Atomics MQ-1L Predator (Armed)
The first drone to carry and fire weapons in combat.
Other
Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk (Combat Debut)
The strategic drone that redefined theater-wide surveillance.