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Why The F-16 Viper's New AESA Radar Makes A 50-Year-Old Fighter More Lethal Than The Day It First Flew

Why The F-16 Viper's New AESA Radar Makes A 50-Year-Old Fighter More Lethal Than The Day It First Flew

How the latest tool in Fighting Falcon's kit sharpened its claws even more.

Luke Diaz 11 hours ago
The RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Costs More Per Flight Hour To Operate Than The U-2 Spy Plane It Was Built To Replace

The RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Costs More Per Flight Hour To Operate Than The U-2 Spy Plane It Was Built To Replace

While the Global Hawk has proven to be more expensive over the long haul, its ISR capabilities remain essential to US mi...

Christian P. Martin 6 days ago
The US Air Force Retired Its Only Theater-Wide Ground Radar Jet Before Its Replacement Was Ready

The US Air Force Retired Its Only Theater-Wide Ground Radar Jet Before Its Replacement Was Ready

Why the USAF abandoned its premier 'eye in the sky.'

Luke Diaz 1 week ago
Why The US Air Force Is Turning The B-21 Raider's Test Jets Into Its 1st Combat Bombers

Why The US Air Force Is Turning The B-21 Raider's Test Jets Into Its 1st Combat Bombers

The Air Force has designed its fleet of B-21 test aircraft from the ground up to enter operational service after testing...

Aaron Spray 1 week ago
The US Air Force Just Asked For $1.7 Billion To Keep The B-1 & B-2 Flying Because The B-21 Raider Won't Arrive Fast Enough

The US Air Force Just Asked For $1.7 Billion To Keep The B-1 & B-2 Flying Because The B-21 Raider Won't Arrive Fast Enough

While the US Air Force waits for its new B-21 bomber, it will rely on legacy platforms for deterrence and precision stri...

Christian P. Martin 2 weeks ago
The Canceled Navy Jet That Never Flew But Secretly Became The F-14 Tomcat

The Canceled Navy Jet That Never Flew But Secretly Became The F-14 Tomcat

The F6D Missileer Program died due to its expense; however, its conceptual spirit lived on within the F-14 Tomcat.

Christian P. Martin 3 weeks ago
Denmark Confirms Boeing P-8 Poseidon Order Alongside NATO MQ-4C Triton Drone Buy

Denmark Confirms Boeing P-8 Poseidon Order Alongside NATO MQ-4C Triton Drone Buy

Another signature on the dotted line for cutting edge new airframes.

Luke Diaz 3 weeks ago
Why The US Navy Is Planning A New Carrier Fighter To Replace The F/A-18 Super Hornet

Why The US Navy Is Planning A New Carrier Fighter To Replace The F/A-18 Super Hornet

The venerable Super Hornet will be displaced by a sixth-generation fighter, and it couldn't happen soon enough.

Christian P. Martin 3 weeks ago
New B-21 Raider Test Photos Reveal A Speed-Brake Design The B-2 Spirit Never Had

New B-21 Raider Test Photos Reveal A Speed-Brake Design The B-2 Spirit Never Had

The B-21 has unique flight-control surfaces that function as a speed brake. Find out how they work in addition to other ...

Christian P. Martin 4 weeks ago
Why The B‑21 Raider Will Be The 1st Bomber Built For Fully Digital Warfare

Why The B‑21 Raider Will Be The 1st Bomber Built For Fully Digital Warfare

The new Northrop Grumman bomber promises to revolutionize bomber maintenance and availability.

Antonio Di Trapani 1 month ago
Inside The B-21 Raider's AI 'Virtual Co-Pilot' That Could Replace A Human In The Cockpit

Inside The B-21 Raider's AI 'Virtual Co-Pilot' That Could Replace A Human In The Cockpit

The B-21 Raider is set to have an AI co-pilot. This feature will drastically enhance mission productivity, safety and ul...

Christian P. Martin 2 months ago
Why The B-2 Spirit's Flying Wing Design Makes The Aircraft So Overpowered

Why The B-2 Spirit's Flying Wing Design Makes The Aircraft So Overpowered

The true power of the B-2's engineering.

Luke Diaz 2 months ago
10 Fighter Jets That Could Exceed Mach 2

10 Fighter Jets That Could Exceed Mach 2

Most are still in service today.

Christian P. Martin 2 months ago
The US Navy Retired All Its F-14 Tomcats In 2006: Congress Just Voted To Put One Back In The Air

The US Navy Retired All Its F-14 Tomcats In 2006: Congress Just Voted To Put One Back In The Air

Congress’ new Maverick Act could allow one retired US Navy F-14 Tomcat to fly again nearly 20 years after the fighter le...

Victoria Agronsky 2 months ago
Do USAF B-2 Spirit Bombers Have Beds?

Do USAF B-2 Spirit Bombers Have Beds?

Basic amenities wrapped in stealth give B-2 crews the stamina to steer America’s quietest bomber through 40-hour, round-...

Luke Diaz 2 months ago
How The B-2 Spirit's Low-Observable Coating Protects The Aircraft From Ground-Based Radar Systems

How The B-2 Spirit's Low-Observable Coating Protects The Aircraft From Ground-Based Radar Systems

The unique qualities of the Flying Dorito.

Luke Diaz 2 months ago
1st Overhead Shot: US Air Force Unveils Striking New Perspective Of B-21 Raider

1st Overhead Shot: US Air Force Unveils Striking New Perspective Of B-21 Raider

The B-21 Raider is designed to be more efficient, stealthy, and flexible than its predecessor, the B-2 Spirit.

Abid Habib 3 months ago
From 19 B-2 Spirits To 145 B-21 Raiders: How Much Bigger America's Stealth Bomber Fleet Is About To Get

From 19 B-2 Spirits To 145 B-21 Raiders: How Much Bigger America's Stealth Bomber Fleet Is About To Get

A $4.5 billion production deal signal the Air Force's commitment to building its next-generation bomber

Antonio Di Trapani 3 months ago
5 Experimental Aircraft That Never Reached Mass Production

5 Experimental Aircraft That Never Reached Mass Production

From the XB-70 to the YF-23, these 5 experimental aircraft pushed aviation limits—but were cancelled before reaching pro...

Victoria Agronsky 3 months ago
Iran Attained A Fleet Of F-14s Even Though The US Regretted It – Now They’re Destroyed

Iran Attained A Fleet Of F-14s Even Though The US Regretted It – Now They’re Destroyed

During the Cold War, Iran was viewed as a crucial stop-block for Soviet southern expansion, the F-14 played a role in th...

Christian P. Martin 3 months ago