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XF8B: Meet Boeing’s Late WWII Experimental Naval Fighter
The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the ...
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Boeing Secures $52M Contract to Support F/A-18 E/F Aircraft
The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a deal for the procurement of 175 SUU-79 pylons to aid the F/A-18 E/F aircraft. The award has been provided by the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems ...
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
Documents obtained by Business Insider show how the F/A-18 pilot prevented his fighter jet from crashing into the Indian ...
Trump's Air Force One airplane color change: 5 things to know
In 2019, Donald Trump announced plans to redesign Air Force One with a red, white, and blue color scheme. The Air Force later ...
National Interest on MSN6d
Boeing’s X-32 Fighter Is One Ugly Bird
Boeing developed the X-32 as a technology demonstrator for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. Most aircraft incorporate features that qualify as conventionally attractive. Sometimes that tendency ...
The Aviationist on MSN2d
U.S. Air Force Expands Work on Sixth-Generation Fighter Engines
The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new contracts awarded to both General ...
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17 Best Fighter Jets In The World Today
The skies over our planet are the domain of the fighter jet, the most terrifying and deadly predator the Earth has ever known. These marvels exist at the bleeding edge of science and technology ...
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F-15EX for India: Analysing Boeing's heavyweight fighter in MRFA race
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is under increasing pressure from the United States to choose between Lockheed Martin's F-21 and ...
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Opinion: Is The Military Jet Trainer Becoming Obsolete?
But the nature of the military pilot-training market is changing, driven by the exceptionally high cost of the process. The U.S. Air Force estimates that it spends more than $10 million for a single ...