The USAF operated 28 B-47 bomb wings and four RB-47 reconnaissance wings, totaling 1,357 B-47s and 175 RB-47s, during the height of their use in 1958 The Boeing B-47 Stratojet…
A software program called Tactical Battle Manager employs intelligent agents to direct UAVs that operate as a “wingman” in manned and unmanned teams during simulated BVR air combat operations. Together…
The NASA YF-12 Blackbird research program was ambitious; the plane, unless it was grounded for extensive maintenance or modification, flew on average once every week The images in this post…
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the F-4 Phantom II served as the U.S. Air Force’s main fighter-bomber aircraft This post’s informative infographic offers some important findings about the famed F-4…
Francis Gary Powers was supposed to have been killed and his aircraft destroyed when he failed to finish his mission. As a result, the U.S. concocted a cover story about…
At the height of the Cold War, on May 28, 1987, German teenager Mathias Rust, then 19 years old, flew a risky “peace mission” from Helsinki to Moscow At the…
The 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s staff can arrange precise, high-fidelity task training and mission simulations in the C-130H fuselage trainer’s controlled environment The 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Scott…
Foreign-piloted Mi-24V helicopters turned out to be the most crucial air asset in use during combat Fighting continued throughout the former socialist countries of the Balkans after the conflict in…
Since 1977, the EA-6B Prowler has provided support to the US Marine Corps and coalition forces across the world A 1977 newspaper headline read “‘Can do easy’ Marines get their…
When compared to a B-17F’s 3,900 rounds of ammunition, the YB-40 could carry nearly triple that amount—11,200 rounds Before long-range fighters like the P-51D were available, the bombers of the…