Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly converted Japanese aircraft carrier
Japan's destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier recently concluded sea trials off California that put Lockheed's F-35B to the test.
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The NGAD Fighter Will Cost More Than 3 Times the F-35 Per Plane
The high cost of the NGAD program—$300 million per airframe, more than three times the F-35’s cost per plane—has put it on ...
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Skunk Works Reveal New Stealthy Tanker Concept With Twin Flying Booms
The notional concept comes as the U.S. Air Force prepares for an analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Aerial ...
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St. Charles Vietnam Air Force veteran now active in community
He went on to be a pilot for American Airlines for 29 years before retiring in 2001. In his military career, Buttell logged ...
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Russia's MiG-29 Fighter Was Actually Purchased by the U.S. Military
The U.S. purchased 21 MiG-29 fighter jets from Moldova in the late 1990s to prevent these advanced Soviet-era planes from ...
In a deepening alliance, Japanese aircraft carrier finishes testing U.S. fighter jets off San Diego
The $1 billion carrier JS Kaga belongs to Japan, which is adding fixed-wing aircraft to some of its ships for the first time ...
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These Groundbreaking Pilots Made History 30 Years Ago as the First American Women to Fly Combat Missions
Launching from the deck of the USS Eisenhower, these women showed that being a good aviator has nothing to do with gender ...
Nuclear-Capable US Bomber Trains on NATO Flank Near Russia
The B-52H has an unrefueled range of 8,800 miles, and can deliver 70,000 pounds of nuclear or conventional ordnance, including bombs and missiles.
Biden administration to allow American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for first time since Russia’s invasion
The Biden administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine to help the ...
This French fighter jet Ukraine will get next can launch the stealthy Storm Shadow missiles that have frustrated Russia
France has promised to deliver Ukraine a new jet type, the Mirage, which can fire Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles.
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Israeli air strike on Gaza school kills 12 at Shati refugee camp
Gaza's civil defence agency said 12 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on Thursday on a school housing displaced ...
US Raises Air Power on China's Doorstep With F-35 and F-22 Jets
In July, the Pentagon announced that it would upgrade Kadena's air power by replacing the aging F-15C/D Eagle fighter jets with the successor F-15EX Eagle II aircraft, while the U.S. Air Force ...