When Operation Desert Storm began, USAF's main SEAD aircraft was the F-4G Wild Weasel. This aircraft was a product of experiences from Vietnam War and even more, Arab-Israeli War of 1973. But by ...

Turbo Weasel” was named to pay tribute to the 480th Fighter Squadron, which is tasked with suppressing enemy air defenses.

The Wild Weasel V -- an F-4 Phantom II variant known as the F-4G -- followed suit, being introduced in 1975. The jet was ...

called the F-4G (shown above left). Today, one of the most advanced versions of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the CJ, handles Wild Weasel missions for the Air Force.