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 ›
How Fast Are the US Air Force Jets? Supersonic!
Seventy-four years ago, Captain Charles Yeager of the U.S. Air Force became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. Once that barrier was broken, modern aviation View More ›
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 ›
DARPA tech lets one pilot control multiple aircraft using only their brain
Ever since the first military drone took to the sky, pilots have wondered if their days in the fight were numbered. Drones, first relied on for reconnaissance, were soon armed View More ›
Why do the Pentagon’s reasons for buying new F-15s keep shifting?
Even among fans of Boeing’s F-15EX initiative, you won’t find anyone who will contend that the F-15 is a superior aircraft to Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter. On paper, a View More ›
Acting defense secretary under investigation for alleged Boeing bias
Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive with no other government experience, is now the nation’s longest-serving acting secretary of defense in history, having taken on the role after James Mattis View More ›
Watchdog report: Navy risking troops’ lives by pushing the F-35C into combat
Last month, the United States Navy declared that the carrier-based variant of Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter, known as the F-35C, was ready to commence combat operations. Now, a new View More ›
The Pic of the Day: A B-2 with a view
A B-2 Spirit bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is prepared for a training mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 17, 2019. Three B-2 bombers and View More ›
Civilian passenger unexpectedly ejects from French Rafale B fighter during takeoff
A 64-year-old man unexpectedly ejected from the rear seat of a Rafale B fighter during takeoff at Saint Dizier-Robinson Air Force Base in France. The unnamed man was reportedly a View More ›
The Pic of the Day: F-35 takes off from Nellis Air Force Base
An F-35A Lightning II takes off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Feb. 1, 2019. Pilots and maintainers from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron and 4th Aircraft Maintenance View More ›
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