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5 Countries That Are Developing Hypersonic Missiles

5 Countries That Are Developing Hypersonic Missiles

While not all hypersonic missiles are created equally, many countries are racing to develop and field them around the wo...

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
A Closer Look At The Airbus 6th-Gen Future Combat Air System

A Closer Look At The Airbus 6th-Gen Future Combat Air System

The sixth-generation FCAS plans to be a system of systems, but for it to work, Germany and France must work through disa...

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
5 Near 5th-Generation Fighter Jets In Development

5 Near 5th-Generation Fighter Jets In Development

Several fighter jets are in development that feature enhanced stealth and other fifth-gen-like features.

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
KF-21 Boramae: Could Korea’s New 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet Disrupt Modern Air Combat?

KF-21 Boramae: Could Korea’s New 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet Disrupt Modern Air Combat?

The sleek new Korean KF-21 fighter jet is progressing rapidly and could have huge export potential.

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
KF-21 Fighter: KAI Signs $1.41 Billion Deal To Start Production Of South Korean Air Force Next-Gen Jet

KF-21 Fighter: KAI Signs $1.41 Billion Deal To Start Production Of South Korean Air Force Next-Gen Jet

Although the KF-21 only made its maiden flight two years ago, Korea has already issued the contract for the first 20 fig...

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
What Makes The SR-72 Darkstar Different From Other Hypersonic Aircraft?

What Makes The SR-72 Darkstar Different From Other Hypersonic Aircraft?

The SR-72 captured the imaginations of the moviegoing public in 2022 in "Top Gun: Maverick." But is the plane now for re...

Christian D. Orr 2 years ago
Could The US NGAD 6th Generation Fighter Jet Be Exported?

Could The US NGAD 6th Generation Fighter Jet Be Exported?

It is not yet known if NGAD will be exported; however, the loyal wingman drones seem more likely to be exported.

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
Fish Or Fowl: What Is The Liberty Lifter & How Would It Work For The US Navy?

Fish Or Fowl: What Is The Liberty Lifter & How Would It Work For The US Navy?

The Liberty Lifter has the potential to greatly ease the Navy's logistical burden during rapid deployment.

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
US Navy Puts Out Bid For Counter NEXT Drone Fighting Tech As Attacks Persist In Red Sea

US Navy Puts Out Bid For Counter NEXT Drone Fighting Tech As Attacks Persist In Red Sea

The Navy is looking for a quick kinetic counter to cheap drones used by the Houthis in the Red Sea.

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
Soviet Concorde: How The Tupolev Tu-144's Last Act Was As A Flying NASA Laboratory

Soviet Concorde: How The Tupolev Tu-144's Last Act Was As A Flying NASA Laboratory

NASA flew the Tupolev Tu-144's final flights as a testbed to develop the next generation of supersonic passenger aircraf...

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
No Spruce Goose: US Takes Second Shot At 'Ekranoplan' With Liberty Lifter

No Spruce Goose: US Takes Second Shot At 'Ekranoplan' With Liberty Lifter

If built, the Liberty Lifter could supply the military with an ekranoplan that combines the benefits of ship and aircraf...

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
Convair XFY Pogo: Why The US Navy's Funny-Looking VTOL Experimental Aircraft Program Failed

Convair XFY Pogo: Why The US Navy's Funny-Looking VTOL Experimental Aircraft Program Failed

Besides the pogo stick and the Pogo comic strip, there was also the Pogo V/STOL fighter plane. It predated the Harrier b...

Christian D. Orr 2 years ago
Focke-Wulf Ta 154: Why Didn't The Germans Succeed In Building Their Version Of The WW2 Mosquito?

Focke-Wulf Ta 154: Why Didn't The Germans Succeed In Building Their Version Of The WW2 Mosquito?

The Luftwaffe's Moskito didn't have the success that the RAF's Mosquito did during WWII. This was largely due to the lac...

Christian D. Orr 2 years ago
X-Planes: The USA's Top 5 Most Unbelievable Experimental Aircraft

X-Planes: The USA's Top 5 Most Unbelievable Experimental Aircraft

Some of these planes hold world records for speeds and altitudes.

Dr. Omar Memon 2 years ago
Loudest Plane Ever: The Republic XF-84H 'Thunderscreech' Turboprop That Was Designed To Beat Jets

Loudest Plane Ever: The Republic XF-84H 'Thunderscreech' Turboprop That Was Designed To Beat Jets

Not to be confused with the F84 Thunderjet and F-84F Thunderstreak from the same manufacturer. The XF-84 caused more pro...

Christian D. Orr 2 years ago
5 Key & Experimental Aircraft Flown By NASA

5 Key & Experimental Aircraft Flown By NASA

NASA is at the cutting edge of aviation with its X-series experimental aircraft and operates many other remarkable aircr...

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
Beriev Be-2500: What Should You Know About The Proposed Super Heavy Amphibian Ground Effect Plane?

Beriev Be-2500: What Should You Know About The Proposed Super Heavy Amphibian Ground Effect Plane?

If the challenges facing ekranoplans could ever be overcome, ground-effect aircraft like the Be-2500 could be transforma...

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
The World's First All-Composite Business Jet: The Honda MH02

The World's First All-Composite Business Jet: The Honda MH02

Honda's experimental MH02 business jet helped lay the foundation upon which its later HondaJets were built.

Simple Flying Staff 2 years ago
History: Five US-Built Demonstrator Aircraft That Never Made It Into Serial Production

History: Five US-Built Demonstrator Aircraft That Never Made It Into Serial Production

Some of the US Air Force's most remarkable and ambitious aircraft to fly never went into serial production.

Aaron Spray 2 years ago
5 Weird Military Aircraft Programs The US Abandoned

5 Weird Military Aircraft Programs The US Abandoned

Throughout the years, there have been plenty of quirky aircraft developed in the United States.

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago