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The A-12: SR-71 Blackbird’s Forgotten Elder

February 25, 2022

If you were presented with a photo of the Lockheed A-12, chances are you probably answered that it was an SR-71 Blackbird. Don’t feel bad about it. We don’t blame View More ›

SOFREP No Comments Air Force, Aviation, Military History, Technology, World
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The Air Force Wants to Fly Lower and Faster, and That’s a Good Thing

February 23, 2022

Hopefully, Air Force training ranges in Arizona will offer much better training to pilots soon. Environmental studies are in work near Davis-Monthan AFB to determine the impact of updating flight View More ›

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F-35 logistics systems first phase of upgrades now completed

February 21, 2022

Following problems with the F-35 fighter evident with the recent F-35 crash in the South China Sea, the US Department of Defense, together with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program View More ›

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Air Force Breakthrough with Space-based Solar Energy

February 9, 2022

Clean, renewable energy for everyone. Yes, that’s right, the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has successfully conducted a ground demonstration for converting solar energy to microwaves. This breakthrough brings us View More ›

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B-1Bs Are Getting Much-Needed ECM Updates

February 8, 2022

B-1 bombers, B-1B, will soon have new eyes in the backs of their heads. Northrop Grumman and the USAF have signed a contract to update the aging AN/ALQ-161A defensive countermeasures View More ›

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Retired Israeli Intel Chief Admits Role in Soleimani Assassination

January 7, 2022

Israel Provided Critical Intelligence That Allowed The U.S. To Track The Movements Of Soliemani Israel’s former military intelligence chief says the country was involved in the American airstrike that killed View More ›

SOFREP No Comments Air Force, Air Force, Army, Aviation, Coalition SOF, Expert Analysis, Global Politics, JSOC, Middle East, Military, Military History, News, Security, Special Operations, Technology, War Stories, Weapons
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Israeli Airstrike Craters Damascus Airport, One Syrian Soldier Killed

January 3, 2022

An alleged airstrike by Israel has targeted areas of the Damascus, Syria airport and resulted in one Syrian soldier having been killed according to SANA the Syrian state-run media channel.  View More ›

SOFREP No Comments Air Force, Aviation, Expert Analysis, Foreign Policy, Military, Military History, News + Intel, Security, Technology, Weapons
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Attack Drones: Rise of the Interceptor

December 13, 2021

The use of drones is not new in the US military. The use of attack drones is not new, but the creation of attack drones as part of a network View More ›

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What’s the Deal With Ejection Seats and What Does Yogi the Bear Have to Do With Them?

November 22, 2021

Ejection seats have saved many pilots through the decades. But how, exactly, do those ejection seats work, and how do pilots train for their use?   Bail Out! In the View More ›

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How High-Octane Gasoline Saved Untold Allied Pilots During WWII

November 8, 2021

The group of Luftwaffe Bf-109 fighters passed high above the English channel at 38,000 feet. At that altitude, they were almost invisible to the naked eye and had little to View More ›

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