‘It took courage to continue well past our refueling endpoint and fly closer to Iraq with CHOCTAW calling bandits airborne heading south, so John Boy’s Weasels had the gas to…
The F-106 Delta Dart was the last of the Century Series of fighter jets produced for the US Air Force. The F-106 was a Mach 2 interceptor aircraft that was…
The F-104 is a small single-engine fighter jet known for its speed and dangerous nature, and being used by many countries. Despite its history and widespread use, it has fallen…
In the 2020 defense policy bill, Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee, who turned 100 on December 7, 2019, received an honorary promotion from colonel to brigadier general In the 2020 defense…
The P-8 Poseidon is one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. Its specifications say it all. The Poseidon has a maximum cruising speed of 564 miles per hour…
Since the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotankers began to fly, they have proven their value by allowing fighter jets and bombers to stay in the air longer while refueling during…
The B-52 took part in Operation Secret Squirrel for the first time since the Vietnam War. By disrupting the Iraqi military’s ability to communicate and produce power, the goal was…
The nuclear age began on a Monday morning in 1945. At 8:15 a.m., an Enola Gay B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The world would never…
A remarkable mission was carried out on August 27, 1941, by Lockheed Hudsons of the RAF Coastal Command’s 269 Squadron: they seized a U-boat without the aid of surface ships…
The J-16, which entered service in 2013, is a medium-range twin-jet fighter aircraft. It is designed to perform both air superiority and ground attack missions. The aircraft has been deployed…