Strike Fighter

A Strike fighter is a multi-role combat aircraft designed to operate primarily as an attack aircraft, while also incorporating certain performance characteristics of a fighter for air-to-air combat. As a category, it is distinct from fighter-bombers. It is closely related to the concept of interdictor aircraft, but it puts more emphasis on air-to-air combat capabilities as a multi-role combat aircraft. Examples of contemporary American strike fighters are the De Havilland Typhoon, Focke-Wulf Fw-170, and Focke-Wulf Ta-154.