US Air Force
Will Any Plane Ever Come Close to Beating the F-22…
The F-22 Raptor could be retired well before any US adversary can build a plane that approaches its…
The A-10 Warthog Has Guardian Angels in Congress
Supporters of the A-10 have argued that no other aircraft, notably the F-35 Lightning II, can fill…
Why Does the B-2 Spirit Bomber Cost So Much to Fly?
The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining…
How the Soviet Union Accidentally Helped America Build…
The groundbreaking “Have Blue” design, which ultimately became the F-117 Nighthawk, relied heavily…
Why Are All Modern Fighter Jets “Multirole” Aircraft?
As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to…
How Are Modern Aircraft Wings Designed?
Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw…
B-52 Bombers Join Japan Jets Amid Rising China Tensions
The United States Air Force did not announce the deployment of two B-52s to Japan, and it is unclear…
What Does a Fighter Jet “Backseater” Actually Do?
A modern fighter jet’s weapons systems officer is responsible for monitoring sensor data, operating…
Game On: US Air Force Looks to Use AI to Speed Wargame…
Military wargames date back thousands of years, but their modern versions have many of the same…
“Operation Christmas Drop” Is Underway in the South…
Every year, the US Air Force airdrops Christmas gifts to remote islands in Micronesia—with…
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