The National Interest4d
The NGAD Fighter Will Fight Alongside a Fleet of Drones
As many as 1,000 collaborative combat aircraft will be developed as part of the NGAD program. While the Air Force’s upcoming ...
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The spectacular 'zoom climb' of a USAF F-15EX Eagle II fighter at Eglin AFB
The F-15 Eagle, operational since 1976, is today the oldest fighter aircraft in the United States Air Force (USAF). Despite its many years of service, this excellent fighter remains a formidable ...
Breaking Defense22d
Air Force awards Pratt $1.5 billion to keep F-22s flying
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has awarded RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney a contract worth up to $1.5 billion to continue sustaining the F119 engine that powers the service’s F-22 Raptor stealth ...
The Aviationist23d
Newly Emerged Photos Show F-35C’s Mirror-Like Coating with Damaged Tiles After Intensive Testing
As we reported at the time, the first aircraft to be spotted with the new coating were F-22 Raptors. The F-22’s delicate radar absorbent material (RAM), which requires extensive maintenance to ...
Stars and Stripes24d
F-35 fighter jets conduct flight operations aboard USS America in Philippine Sea
F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conducted flight operations Monday aboard amphibious assault ship USS America sailing in the Philippine Sea. America ...
ThePrint24d
India has to choose between Russia’s Su-57 & US F-35 aircraft. IAF must get the last word
The star attractions at the event were the US F-35 (Lightning II) and the Russian Su-57 (Felon). Both aircraft put up scintillating aerial displays as they competed for attention in India’s search for ...
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New photos show damage to US aircraft carrier after collision
(CNN) — New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda ...
The Tribune26d
India stays committed to indigenous combat aircraft despite Trump’s F-35 offer
New Delhi remains steadfast in its pursuit of an indigenous solution — the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). During a meeting... The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started ...
Business Insider27d
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying older F-16s to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, a Lockheed Martin airframe originally manufactured by General Dynamics, is a single-engine, multi-role aircraft that ... by the US after the F-22 Raptor and comes in ...