The Vietnam War "was the first 'modern' air war" in which air-to-air missiles were the primary weapons during aerial combat, and was the only confrontation between the latest aerial and ground defense technologies between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Vietnamkrigen "var den første 'moderne' luftkrig" i hvilken luft-til-luft missiler var det primære våben under luftkamp, og var den eneste konfrontation mellem de nyeste luft- og jordforsvarsteknologier mellem den daværende Sovjetunion og de Forenede Stater.