An interceptor aircraft (or simply interceptor) is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to prevent missions of enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft, and destroy them relying usually on great speed and powerful armament. Being used since the First World War, after the late 1960s interceptors became less important due to shifting from bombers to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) for nuclear warfare.
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