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The Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet Is Still Deadly After Nearly 50 Years

The Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet Is Still Deadly After Nearly 50 Years
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B-1, B-2, B-52: These Three Aircraft are America’s Fiercest Bombers

B-1, B-2, B-52: These Three Aircraft are America’s Fiercest Bombers
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Boeing’s X-32 Fighter Is One Ugly Bird

Boeing’s X-32 Fighter Is One Ugly Bird
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The Northrop F-5 Fighter Is Famous, But Not For the Reason You Think

The Northrop F-5 Fighter Is Famous, But Not For the Reason You Think
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An Army Blackhawk Has Collided with a Civilian Plane Over Washington

An Army Blackhawk Has Collided with a Civilian Plane Over Washington
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Israel to Transfer Patriot Missiles to Ukraine via the United States

Israel to Transfer Patriot Missiles to Ukraine via the United States
30.01.2025 9

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The Final Countdown Offers a Rare Look at Cold War Naval Aviation

The Final Countdown Offers a Rare Look at Cold War Naval Aviation
30.01.2025 2

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The Ford-class Carrier’s EMALS Catapult Is Changing Naval Aviation

The Ford-class Carrier’s EMALS Catapult Is Changing Naval Aviation
29.01.2025 10

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Imperial Japan’s Mitsubishi A6M Zero Deserved Its Fearsome Reputation

Imperial Japan’s Mitsubishi A6M Zero Deserved Its Fearsome Reputation
27.01.2025 1

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RAH-66 Comanche: Why America’s Stealth Helicopter Never Got Off the Ground

26.01.2025 9

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These 3 American Aircraft Redefined What It Meant to Fly “Fast”

These 3 American Aircraft Redefined What It Meant to Fly “Fast”
25.01.2025 8

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Marco Rubio Reveals His Big Plans for the U.S. State Department

Marco Rubio Reveals His Big Plans for the U.S. State Department
24.01.2025 5

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A New Airstrip Has Been Spotted on a Yemeni Island

A New Airstrip Has Been Spotted on a Yemeni Island

Images depicting a nearly completed airstrip on a remote island in Yemen have analysts worried. While the runway is likely built by the United Arab...

24.01.2025 10

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The Little-Known F-16XL Fighter Was Stacked to the Brim with Weapons

The Little-Known F-16XL Fighter Was Stacked to the Brim with Weapons

Aviation enthusiasts tend to recognize the F-16 Fighting Falcon on sight. The jet cuts a distinctive figure with compact proportions, a bubble-canopy,...

24.01.2025 10

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How the Age of Stealth Killed the B-1 Lancer Bomber

How the Age of Stealth Killed the B-1 Lancer Bomber
19.01.2025 4

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Gaza Ceasefire: Did Trump Succeed Where Biden Failed?

Gaza Ceasefire: Did Trump Succeed Where Biden Failed?
18.01.2025 3

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The F-111 Aardvark: This Resilient Plane is Properly Named

The F-111 Aardvark: This Resilient Plane is Properly Named
17.01.2025 10

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Pete Hegseth May Be America's Next Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth May Be America's Next Secretary of Defense
17.01.2025 9

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The A-6 Intruder Bomber Fought Hard for the Navy and Marines in Vietnam

The A-6 Intruder Bomber Fought Hard for the Navy and Marines in Vietnam
16.01.2025 10

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America Is Not Prepared to Fight China's Two Newest Stealth Bombers

America Is Not Prepared to Fight China's Two Newest Stealth Bombers
14.01.2025 6

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The A-10 Warthog Was the Best Close Air Support Aircraft Ever Flown

The A-10 Warthog Was the Best Close Air Support Aircraft Ever Flown
14.01.2025 5

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Why We Will Never See Another F-22 Raptor

11.01.2025 6

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The B-2 Spirit's Rose Bowl Flyover Shows Its Cultural Power

Military aircraft do not often cross over into mainstream popular culture. Rare instances of transcendence usually result from film. The Top Gun...

07.01.2025 8

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America's Long-Range Global Strike Options are the World's Deadliest

Long-range global strike is exactly what it sounds like: a military capability to deliver weapons with high precision from great distances. For the...

25.12.2024 5

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America's Gato-Class Submarine Was a World War II Killer

During the fiercest period of submarine warfare in human history, the United States relied heavily upon the Gato class—the first mass-produced...

24.12.2024 2

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It's Not "Top Gun," But "Iron Eagle" Gets the Job Done

Top Gun was one of the 1980s most transcendent films. A staple of popular culture, Top Gun launched Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer into international...

16.12.2024 7

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OV-10 Bronco, Explained

The aerospace industry is a big money game, with a handful of dominant firms scooping up generational government contracts worth many billions of...

16.12.2024 5

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F-22 Raptor vs. F-35: Who Would Win This Fighter Battle?

The line-up of American fighter jets can take time to keep straight. Let’s take a closer look at the F-22 and the F-35 relative to one another.  ...

14.12.2024 4

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Why America Loves the Powerful But Dangerous AV-8B Harrier

Arguably the most overlooked aircraft in the U.S. military inventory is the AV-8B Harrier. People seem to forget the Harrier exists, let alone has...

13.12.2024 4

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The SR-71 Blackbird's Fuel Was So Special That the Air Force Built a New Tanker for It

The SR-71 Blackbird was one of the most remarkable machines ever built. Designed during the Cold War for long-range reconnaissance, the SR-71...

12.12.2024 6

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U-2 Dragon Lady, Explained

I saw a U-2 Dragon Lady once, in flight, descending slowly on the final approach. I felt fortunate; the U-2 is an exceedingly rare plane.  Only 104...

11.12.2024 3

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T-7 Red Hawk: Worth the Wait?

The U.S. Air Force’s new trainer, the Boeing-Saab T-7 Red Hawk, won't be operational until 2028, another year behind schedule. Originally, the T-7...

11.12.2024 2

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The F-22 Raptor Just Won't Go Away

The sensors were not designed for the F-22. Rather, the sensors were designed for application aboard the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)...

10.12.2024 4

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The F-15EX Might Have a Problem

I live in Portland, Oregon, which means I belong to one of the only communities in the world that gets to see, and mostly hear, the new F-15EX. The...

10.12.2024 3

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Russia's S-70 Okhotnik-B Stealth Drone: We Have Questions

S-70 Okhotnik-B, Explained: Two of the most prominent trends in aerospace development are one, stealth, and two, unmanned vehicles. Both trends...

06.12.2024 4

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Su-75 Checkmate: Russia's Joke of a Stealth Fighter?

Su-75 Update: The Su-75 “Checkmate” fighter is reportedly in the final stages of development, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) confirmed....

06.12.2024 3

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The F-14 Tomcat Got Most of Its Kills Not Fighting for America

The F-14 Tomcat is one of military aviation’s most recognizable aircraft. The wide, flat fuselage and the swept wings are discernible to many....

04.12.2024 3

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Los Angles-Class Submarine Dilemma for the Navy Is Clear

The Cold War-era Los Angeles-class submarine is slated for retirement in the 2030s when the Virginia-class submarine will become the Navy’s go-to...

04.12.2024 3

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The Great Virginia-Class Sub Delay

The Virginia-class submarines are facing construction delays and are now years behind schedule, complicating the Navy’s ability to field...

04.12.2024 2

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S-70 Okhotnik-B: Russia's Stealth Drone May Never Be a Game Changer

S-70 Okhotnik-B, Explained: Two of the most prominent trends in aerospace development are one, stealth, and two, unmanned vehicles. Both trends...

04.12.2024 4

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A New F-16 Fighting Falcon Almost Replaced the F-111 Aardvark

The F-16 Fighting Falcon, better known as the Viper, has been a multirole stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since debuting in the 1970s. With one...

03.12.2024 8

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X-44 MANTA, Explained

The X-44 MANTA was a top-secret late 1990s experimental aircraft design, considered at a time when America had the latitude and the capacity to...

02.12.2024 3

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F-22: Everybody's Favorite Almost Stealth Bomber?

Did you know: that the world’s most capable air superiority fighter was almost modified into a stealth bomber variant?   It’s true. The F-22 Raptor...

02.12.2024 5

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America's Deadly Iowa-Class Battleship Almost Received Bigger 'Guns'

The famed  Iowa-class battleship, known for its imposing firepower, was almost upgraded to feature more firepower, indeed, the most firepower....

02.12.2024 4

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A-10 Warthog: Nuclear Bomber

Did you know: that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) considered modifying the A-10 Warthog to deliver tactical nuclear weapons? It’s true.  In 1975, the...

27.11.2024 3

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The U.S. Air Force's B-52J Bomber Problem

The upcoming B-52J variant won’t be operational for another nine years, prompting the question: is the J-variant worth the wait?  B-52: What’s...

27.11.2024 2

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The Navy's F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Can't Be Messed With

What You Need to Know: The F/A-18 Hornet, introduced in 1983, has been a versatile backbone of U.S. naval aviation, excelling in air-to-air and...

26.11.2024 3

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Putin Isn't Bluffing: Could Russia Test a Tactical Nuclear Weapon?

What You Need to Know: Russia's recent changes to its nuclear doctrine and tests of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile are raising...

25.11.2024 3

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Storm Shadow Missiles are Hitting Russia: World War III 'Trigger' for Putin?

What You Need to Know: Ukraine has reportedly deployed UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles against Russian targets, a significant escalation given...

25.11.2024 2

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Admiral Kuznetsov: Russia's Aircraft Carrier Hasn't Sailed in 7 Years

What You Need to Know: Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has become a symbol of the nation's military struggles. Outdated and...

25.11.2024 4

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