Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX)

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U.S. defense procurement program military aircraft development program

Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) was a 1960s U.S. defense procurement program aimed at developing a versatile, all-weather strike aircraft for both the Air Force and Navy, which ultimately produced the General Dynamics F-111.

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instanceOf U.S. defense procurement program ⓘ
military aircraft development program ⓘ
abbreviation TFX NERFINISHED ⓘ
aircraftProduced F-111 Aardvark NERFINISHED ⓘ
General Dynamics F-111 NERFINISHED ⓘ
aircraftRole all-weather strike aircraft ⓘ
tactical fighter-bomber ⓘ
airForceVariant F-111A NERFINISHED ⓘ
competitor Boeing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lockheed NERFINISHED ⓘ
McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ
North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
customer U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
designRequirement long-range strike capability ⓘ
supersonic performance ⓘ
terrain-following flight capability ⓘ
two-seat crew configuration ⓘ
variable-geometry (swing) wings ⓘ
era Vietnam War era ⓘ
influenced subsequent U.S. joint-service aircraft programs ⓘ
legacy demonstrated difficulties of joint-service fighter development ⓘ
mainGoal develop a common aircraft for both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy ⓘ
develop a versatile all-weather strike aircraft ⓘ
managedBy Office of the Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
navyVariant F-111B NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature attempt to create a single airframe for both Air Force and Navy requirements ⓘ
resultedIn cancellation of the Navy F-111B variant ⓘ
selectionOutcome General Dynamics and Grumman team selected as winner ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
startTime early 1960s ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War ⓘ

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General Dynamics F-111 → programName → Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) ⓘ
United States Air Force FX program → relatedProgram → Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tactical Fighter Experimental program