1970s: The Era Of

Although many new aircraft and spacecraft took flight and were fielded in the 1970s, the decade's most notable characteristic was the introduction of sophisticated systems. Fly-by-wire flight controls, multimode digital radars, integrated fire control systems, ``smart'' guided weapons, and a host of...

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