A Lockheed YF-12A flying at Mach 3.2 and 75,000 feet fired a missile that hit a target flying about 500 feet above the ground, a demonstration that still reads like sci-fi ...

A Mach 3 interceptor once fired a missile from 75,000 feet and hit a target near the ground, a Cold War feat that still ...

What Is An Interceptor And How Does It Differ From A Fighter Jet?

Interceptor jets and fighter jets have very different profiles and use-cases from each other. Here are the traits that set them apart and why one got retired.
The Aviationist

With a Variety of Ways to Sting, the F-89 Scorpion Was the First Line of Defense

From cannons to rockets to nuclear-armed ordnance, the F-89 seemed a formidably armed interceptor, protecting North America in the early years of the Cold War from Soviet bomber fleets coming over the ...
New Atlas

CobraJet is a drone interceptor that thinks it's a Gen 5 fighter

It's an anti-drone interceptor that appears to be a miniature version of a fifth-generation fighter plane. What's more, it's supposed to pack the VTOL lift fan and direct thrust technology developed ...
Defense News

Lockheed to triple production of interceptor missiles in Pentagon deal

Lockheed Martin is set to increase manufacturing of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor to over 2,000 a year. (U.S. Army) The Pentagon has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to increase manufacturing of ...