Ukrainian pilots fly dangerous "wild-weasel" missions to suppress Russian air defenses. Advanced US-supplied missiles have played a critical role in these missions. The arrival of F-16 fighter jets ...

In the early days of the Vietnam War, American aircraft were able to fly pretty much at will over the thickly forested Vietnam countryside, where bombing strikes were pounding North Vietnamese targets ...

Shaw AFB, SC (WLTX)- During the Vietnam war a tactic was created that is still being used today. The Air Force created a squadron dubbed the Wild Weasels. The Weasels responsibility was to take to the ...

On Dec. 22, 1965, Capt. Allen Lamb of Lumberton, N.C., led a jet fighter attack to destroy surface-to-air missiles that the North Vietnamese had recently acquired from the Soviet Union. Lamb piloted ...

The job of a Wild Weasel is the most dangerous mission faced by today’s fighter pilots, a job more hazardous and difficult than shooting down enemy jets, according to retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dan ...

The Wild Weasel missions were among the most dangerous in the air war over Vietnam, with massive casualty rates due to intense enemy fire and the inherent risks of low-altitude... Key Point: While the ...