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…
The two Mirage kills achieved by RSAF F-15s were very certainly motivated by a political direction meant to highlight an Arab country. Existing sources indicate that the F1s were shot…
The F-117 lighted the bunker’s entrance and directed two Paveway II LGBs, each weighing 2,000 pounds, toward the intended target. The first one destroyed the door, and the second one…
Due to the F-16’s severe vulnerability to ground fire down low during Desert Storm, the A-10 performed better in the CAS role The U.S. Air Force (USAF) began work on…
SR-71s flew off the coast of Russia, “taunting and toying with MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach,” Viktor Belenko, former…