Born as a Navy fleet defender, the F-4 Phantom II evolved into a multi-service, multi-role icon. -It answered a Cold War need for a fast, long-range fighter with heavy missiles and big radar, then ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Some of the last F-4 Phantom IIs still flying released their final ordnance during live-fire drills this month, three weeks before South Korea retires the fighters after 55 years ...

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Summary: The F-4 Phantom, a standout fixed-wing aircraft during the Vietnam War, epitomized American air power with its dual capability for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Known for its speed, ...

Okay then, so why exactly does the IRIAF still have the battle-proven but now oh-so-antiquated Phantom in its fleet? (Ditto for the fourth-g eneration F-14 Tomcat?) Well, a big part of it is the fact ...

The F-4 Phantom was a fighter jet that entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1961 and eventually found its way to the Air Force two years later only for the Marine Corps to adopt it too. Four decades ...

Four RoKAF Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-4Es conducted the fleet's final flight on 9 May 2024. The aircraft were painted in the various colour schemes used by the type over the course of RoKAF service, ...

In 1971, a top-secret system called Combat Tree gave the F-4 Phantom II a lethal edge. This game-changing technology unlocked the ability to strike enemy aircraft from beyond visual range, leaving ...