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Crewed fixed-wing and rotary-wing military aircraft: fighters, multirole and air superiority fighters, strategic bombers, attack helicopters and utility helicopters. Belongs here: any weapon system whose own attested weapon class names a fighter, bomber, multirole aircraft or helicopter flown by a crew. Does not belong here: an uncrewed aerial vehicle, which belongs to Unmanned Systems And Drones even though it also flies, and a missile, which belongs to Missiles And Guided Munitions even when air-launched from one of these aircraft. Reassigned from the Weapons Systems Contemporary catch-all, ruling 926.

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In 1783, when the first practical aircraft (hot-air and hydrogen balloons) were established, they were quickly adopted for military duties.
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