Inside the mile-long factory line where America's F-35 stealth fighter jets are made
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II hit full-rate production last year. Today, over 150 fighter jets are being made annually.
The US Air Force Jammed Two Broken F-35s Into A Single Working Fighter
The F-35 is one of the most expensive pieces of equipment ever, so the U.S. Air Force decided to salvage two damaged planes ...
Air Force One: 12 Amazing Facts And Features Of The Presidential Aircraft
The Capitol, now called D.C., was a rural backwater, and America didn't even have a dedicated Presidential mansion until John ...
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These Polish Warplanes Fought the Nazi Invasion Until the Very End
The occupation of Poland may have turned out to be the last hurrah of Polish warplanes during WWII, but not the Polish combat pilots, more specifically the ones that escaped into exile in Great ...
This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
Indian Navy Shortlists Bengaluru-Based Startup To Develop 'Loyal Wingman' Drone, Abhimanyu
Mumbai: The Indian Navy has shortlisted a Bengaluru-based startup firm, NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT), to develop ...
See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
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Maiden flight approaching for India’s Light Combat Aircraft Mk2 fighter
India's Aeronautical Development Agency is targeting the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026 for the first flight of the new ...
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IRGC Navy commissions fixed-wing UAV carrier
The Islamic Revolution GuardCorps Navy (IRGCN) commissioned its first ship with a flight deck for fixed-wing unmanned aerial ...
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon Now Has a “Viper Shield”
The F-16 Fighting Falcon—or the “Viper,” if you prefer—remains the most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever ...
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Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...
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US and Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China
Philippine air force FA-50 fighter jets fly with two US air force B-1 bomber aircraft during a joint patrol and training over the South China Sea (Image credits: AP) Trump's "America First ...