Some aesthetically stunning planes never make it into service for a variety of unexceptional reasons. Budget cuts are a frequent justification but sometimes there are other reasons. Although they may…
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…
‘At about two miles, I looked once again, but I was no longer thinking about taking a pre-merge shot. Instead, I planned to merge with the bogey just 50 feet…
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…
The renderings show the B-21 in hangars at the three locations where the nation’s newest stealth bomber will be housed – Dyess Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and…
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…