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11 Of The Most Iconic Ground Attack Military Planes In History
Ground attack aircraft don't always get the same level of fame that fighter jets do, but they have long served a critical ...
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An Aircraft so Bad it Made People Literally Sick: The Republic XF-84H "Thunderscreech"
The XF-84H was an ambitious project to reverse-engineer a jet-powered F-84 into a prop-driven aircraft capable of achieving ...
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Revealing F-47 Contract Announcement Rewards Boeing, Upends Lockheed
The Air Force wants the fighter’s hardware to be more modular than that of any other military aircraft entering development to date—modular enough to swap out as new technologies become available.
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It’s time to fully fund the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft
Opinion: The defense budget is the place to stop the decline in the Air Force's size and capabilities and begin its ...
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Why the Air Force Is Expanding Aerial Refueling Duties to Private Contractors
The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a late hold-out. The KDC-10 had previously been contracted to refuel Air Force aircraft ...
Which Military Jets Have A V-Tail And Does It Help Them Fly?
Military planes sometimes have tail fins that form a V-shape rather than the traditional single fin. Here's why they have ...
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Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel
On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take ...
US military planes flew a Patriot air defense battalion out of the Pacific to the Middle East. It took over 70 flights, a commander says.
The head of US Indo-Pacific Command said it took 73 loads with C-17 cargo aircraft to move the air defenses.
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L3Harris Supplies First Skyraider II Military Jet to U.S. Air Force
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX, along with Air Tractor ... This aircraft's versatility will enable SOF to counter rivals throughout the whole spectrum of military operations.
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Military Trainer Aircraft Market to Reach $21 billion, Globally, by 2033 at 6.5% CAGR: Allied Market Research
According to the report, the "military trainer aircraft market" was valued at $11.4 billion in 2023, and is estimated to reach $21 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2024 to 2033.