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WEB3 days ago · U.S. Air Force Contracts Lockheed Martin for AGM-158B JASSM and AGM-158C LRASM Missiles worth $3.5 Billion. October 9, 2024.
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WEB2 days ago · U.S. Navy Tests Sonobuoy Deployment from CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter. Reminiscent of early-World War I bomber tactics, the Navy has tested hand-deploying sonobuoys from the CH-53E heavy-lift ...
A Close-Up Look at the F-35’s Highway Operations during the …
WEB2 days ago · A new cockpit video offers an exclusive look at the operations carried out during Exercise Baana 24, in which two U.S. Air Force F-35As landed for the first time on a highway in Finland. The ...
New Photo And Details About B-21 Raider Program and Progress …
WEBSep 18, 2023 · With its open architecture and application of cloud technology, the B-21 Raider is built for seamless incorporation of software upgrades and new capabilities. The B-21 is designed with modular ...
Drones And New Technologies Are Reinventing The U.S. Air Force …
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, conducts its first test flight with a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to 96th ...
What We Know So Far About The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation …
WEBMay 22, 2023 · The 6th generation aircraft is expected to start replacing the F-22 Raptor by the end of the decade. As we reported earlier, the U.S. Air Force formally started the selection process for the ...
Taiwan Achieves F-16V Full Operational Capability
WEBNov 25, 2021 · In the meanwhile, Taiwan also acquired in 2019 66 newly built F-16V Block 70 that are expected to be delivered from 2023 to 2026. The new aircraft will reportedly be assigned to the 7th TFW at ...
Initial Testing Of New Smokeless And Quieter Engines For B-52J …
WEBSep 8, 2023 · The TF-33 engine will no longer be supportable beyond 2030, so the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program was kicked off in 2018, with GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce competing ...
The F-22 Is Finally Getting Some Much Needed Upgrades
WEBMay 3, 2022 · The new upgrades for the F-22 have been teased both in official Air Force artworks and FY23 budget. 25 years after it entered service in the U.S. Air Force, the F-22 Raptor is scheduled to receive ...
New Stealth Fighters, Aircraft Carriers And UCAVs: Dissecting …
WEBNov 2, 2021 · We interviewed Chinese military aviation expert Andreas Rupprecht to learn more about the progress of the PLAN (People's Liberation Army Navy) Naval Aviation.