Despite its iconic status, the F-14 Tomcat was initially plagued by severe problems with its Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines.
The service in a new report to Congress says the Raptor is the “threshold platform” for CCA, though integration with F-16s, F-35As, F-15Es and F-15EXs is an emerging consideration. Uncrewed aircraft ...
Cockpit video from the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demo Team during a multinational flyover of the Hudson River in ...
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How Navy Budget Cuts Killed the F-14 Tomcat

The F-14 was designed for one very specific mission profile: defending US carrier strike groups against Soviet bombers armed with long-range anti-ship missiles. Everything about the F-14 reflected ...
With the YFQ-44 now flying, both of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft are in flight testing. The YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat ...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh witnessed mid-air refuelling of an F-35 fighter jet aboard an Australian RAAF tanker aircraft. This event highlights India-Australia defence cooperation, with both ...
The Danish government intends to significantly boost its acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-35As, targeting an eventual fleet strength of 43 of the fifth-generation type. Announced on 10 October, a ...
Most travelers probably didn't give much thought to the security of airliner cockpits before the 9/11 attacks, and since then it might seem odd to some that cockpit doors are often left wide open ...
The government of Canada says it has no plans to withdraw from the contractually-obligated purchase of an initial 16 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets. However, Ottawa is still weighing its options ...
Designed to accommodate a variety of advanced military aircraft, the $118-million, 150,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar provides specialized workstations, secure flight operations areas, hazardous ...
China announced it has begun mass producing the world’s first ultra-low noise, single-photon detector featuring four channels, suggesting that powerful applications loom in everything from daily ...
A futuristic military helicopter has been unveiled with no cockpit. The new Black Hawk chopper variant is autonomous, so it can fly into war zones without a pilot. It can then open large front-facing ...