Editor’s Note: We all know the catch phrases surrounding low-observable aircraft, and while “stealth” and “5th Generation,” sound really sexy and cool, the business end of LO is a very View More ›
Stealth: If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It!
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Bahrain To Order The Newest Viper?
[Editor’s Note: The F-16V represents a substantial leap in capability over all existing variants of the venerable Fighting Falcon, with the exception of the UAE’s Block 60. That being said, View More ›
BREAKING: F-16 Down At Luke AFB
[Editor’s Note: We keep you posted as more information becomes available. In the mean time, our thoughts and prayers are with the 56th Fighter Wing as the investigation gets underway.] View More ›
The F-104 Starfighter Performs A Touch And…Roll?
[Editor’s Note: There are some pretty good horror stories out there about the Lockheed-Martin F-104 Starfighter. Supremely powerful and fast, the jet was more like a missile than a fighter, View More ›
Will Taiwan Buy Refurbished Harrier Jump-Jets?
[Editor’s Note: Honestly, the idea that such a small country such as the Republic of China would invest the monumental cost in refurbishing these airplanes structurally and then upgrading their View More ›
Remembering Captain Michael “Spike” Speicher
[Editor’s Note: Lieutenant Commander Michael Scott Speicher was a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot from VFA-81–the “Sunliners.” His aircraft was destroyed in flight on the first not of Operation Desert Storm, making him the first View More ›
So You Want To Fly the Osprey?
[Editor’s Note: The Boeing V-22 Osprey, a modern marvel of aerospace engineering, had a pretty rough start in its life. It’s a very expensive aircraft, and was also responsible for View More ›
Operation Desert Storm: 25 Years Later
[Editor’s Note: I was a sophomore in High School when Operation Desert Storm kicked off. I remember keeping track of the massive coalition buildup during Desert Shield, knowing each type View More ›
Finland To Buy Saab JAS-39 Gripen-E?
[Editor’s Note: Both the Swedes and the Finns have been playing cat-and-mouse with their Russian neighbors in the sky over the Baltic Sea, as well as in the airspace in View More ›
Multi-Intelligence UAVs For USASOAC?
[Editor’s Note: Having available unmanned aerial systems to gather critical reconnaissance is a mission-essential functionality for Special Operations Forces. Without this capability, countless operations could have ended in disaster instead View More ›