US Navy’s ‘most lethal combat platform,’ the carrier USS Gerald R Ford, is being sent to the Caribbean

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, billed by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in the world,” is being sent to the Caribbean as the Trump administration ...
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Podded F-16 Electronic Warfare Upgrade Close To Flight Test Phase

Podded F-16 Electronic Warfare Upgrade Close To Flight Test Phase is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an ...
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The Navy’s Big Super Tomcat ST-21 Fighter Mistake Still Stings

In the early 1990s, Grumman proposed the ST-21 “Super Tomcat,” a radical upgrade to the F-14. -This hypothetical jet would ...

5 life lessons from a F-16 fighter jet pilot

Much of what she learned to persevere and triumph as a fighter pilot applies to winning at life. Below, Michelle “MACE” ...
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From the F-22 to the C-130: Every USAF Aircraft Currently in Service

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The U.S. Air Force is easily, by far, the most powerful ...
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Engines for America's F-47 Sixth Gen Combat Aircraft Coming Together Faster Than Expected

It's been six months already since American president Donald Trump announced the name of the country's (and the world's) first-ever sixth generation combat aircraft, and with everything going on in ...
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From F-35s to CH-53Ks: Every Marine Corp Aircraft in Service

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19 Years Ago, the Navy Said Goodbye to the F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Forever

Thus far, the F-14 Tomcat’s primary role—fleet air defense—has yet to be fully replicated by any of its successors. In September 2006, the United States lost its need for speed. That was the year that ...
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First F-47 sixth-generation aircraft expected to fly in 2028, Allvin announces

Boeing is now building the first F-47 next-generation fighter aircraft, and it is expected to be ready to fly in 2028, Air Force chief of staff David Allvin announced on Monday. Allvin, who spoke at ...
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Boeing’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter scheduled to fly in 2028 as production begins on first aircraft

Boeing’s developmental sixth-generation F-47 fighter will take to the skies in 2028. The airframer was selected to deliver the USA’s first-ever sixth-generation fighter in March, beating out Lockheed ...
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First F-47 now being built, will fly in 2028: US Air Force chief

The first F-47, Boeing's successful pitch for the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter aircraft, is now being built and will fly for the first time in 2028, Gen. David Allvin said. (Air Force) ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Big F-14 Tomcat Fighter Mistake Still Stings

Key Points and Summary - Born from the failure of the F-111B, the F-14 Tomcat gave U.S. carriers a purpose-built fleet defender: a big-nose radar (AWG-9), long-reach AIM-54 Phoenix, and swing-wings ...