Dogfights - Season 2 - Eps 18: Dogfights of the Future
Experience five future combat scenarios featuring modern 4.5 and 5th generation designs. First 4 F-22 Raptors engage Mikoyan MiG-29s, Sukhoi Su-30s and Dassault Rafales with the B-1R missile truck. The next scenario involves a group of F-35 Lightning IIs led by Raptors facing SA-23 surface to air missiles and MiG-35s. Next, Dassault Rafales and F-22s engage Su-30s with a Boeing 767 modified to carry a laser. Then the F-22 fights with the Russian fifth generation Su-47 Berkut. The show ends with a "dogfight" in low Earth orbit between two scramjets.
About Dogfights
Title: Dogfights
First Air Date: 2006-11-03
Last Air Date: 2008-05-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 30
Network: History
Genres: Documentary, News, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Production Companies: Digital Ranch
Synopsis
Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program, which airs on the History Channel, consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, and uses computer-generated imagery to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to partake in aerial combat The series premiered on November 3, 2006.
Cast
Phil Crowley
