The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter tends to garner the lion’s share of media attention, but it was the F-22 Raptor that introduced the world to the very concept of a View More ›
3 Things You Didn’t Know About the F-22 Raptor
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F-22 Raptor Vs F-35 Lightning II: Who Wins This Dogfight?
Conceived in the ’80s, born in the ’90s, is the F-22 that millennial kid who can’t get a job because of the recession? On the other hand, the F-35 is View More ›
Paul Tibbets, the Ace Pilot Who Bombed Hiroshima
Paul Tibbets was a retired Air Force brigadier general who flew the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped Little Boy, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In View More ›
Kabul Evacuation Helicopters Had Saigon Ties
Pictures of helicopters evacuating the U.S. Embassy in Kabul have already become an iconic image of the NATO withdrawal from the country. Among them were CH-46 Sea Knights – affectionately View More ›
There Is No Escape From the Thermobaric Bomb
Fire needs three things: oxygen, heat, and fuel. Conventional explosives, like black powder, use a mixture of fuel and oxidizer. On the other hand, a thermobaric bomb uses fuel, a View More ›
The Venerable B-52 Bomber: Why the Air Force Just Can’t Let Go
Before Americans had the ability to watch color television, the Air Force had the ability to drop nukes on the Russians and fly back home, thanks in large part to View More ›
C-130 Hercules, a Staple of American Air Power, First Flew This Day 67 Years Ago
In the early 1950s, the aviation industry was gaga over jets. The U.S. Air Force was no different, looking for high-speed, high-performance jet aircraft that could go toe-to-toe with the View More ›
3 Things You Might Not Know About the F-15
The Mcdonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and its subsequent variants have served as America’s workhorse intercept fighters for over 40 years. For a short time, it seemed as though the F-15 View More ›
Why Did a C-17 Pilot Have to Make This Decision in Kabul?
The images are already splashed all over the media: an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III rolling down the taxiway of Kabul’s airport while Afghan civilians run alongside it. Views cut View More ›
The GAU-8 Avenger: The Gun the A-10 Was Built Around
Almost anyone with an internet connection has probably seen an A-10 meme or heard someone talk about the (very) distinctive BRRRTTTTT sound of an A-10, diving down and spouting its View More ›