When the U.S. Navy F/A-18 was shot down by a U.S. Army PAC-3 Patriot missile battery
“The Patriot is by far the most lethal SAM system in the world, and there is no aeroplane in existence that is going to get away from it. The missile…
“The Patriot is by far the most lethal SAM system in the world, and there is no aeroplane in existence that is going to get away from it. The missile…
The USAF decided to purchase the F-105 Thunderchief after giving the F-107A production significant consideration The successful F-100 Super Sabre was developed into the North American F-107A Ultra Sabre in…
“We heard the first explosion, then a second, and then a third. The Taleban was on base and we were under attack. Believe me, there was not a rifle in…
“This is a true testament to the combat survivability of the A-10,” Maj. Gary “Wolfman” Wolf (retired), former A-10 pilot The then-110th Fighter Wing (FW) was operating A-10A Thunderbolt II…
The D-21 was created to carry a single, high-resolution camera over a predetermined route, release the camera module for collection, and then self-destruct The highly developed Lockheed D-21 was a…
The ATLAS-I program’s objective was to examine how harmful electromagnetic pulses would affect SAC aircraft Sandia National Laboratories created their own testing facility for the newest developments in weapon design…
The F-20 was far faster than the F-5E, added beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air capability, and had a full complement of air-to-ground firing modes that could fire the majority of American weaponry…
The Lockheed Lancer may have outclassed the majority of aircraft used by air forces throughout the world. The F-104 Starfighter, a supersonic air superiority fighter, was a technological marvel when…
The first anti-satellite missile launch from an F-15 occurred over the Pacific Ocean on January 21, 1984. No actual target was involved; the ASAT missile was launched toward a predetermined…
Like every operation to demonstrate a new aircraft, the YF-16 test program had its share of thrilling events The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program sought an air…