Air Force kicks off exercise named [checks notes] ‘Turbo Weasel’
Turbo Weasel” was named to pay tribute to the 480th Fighter Squadron, which is tasked with suppressing enemy air defenses.
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The US Air Force Just Unveiled Its First Unmanned Fighter Drones
For the first time in its history, the U.S. Air Force has designated two prototype drones as unmanned fighter aircraft, ...
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Why the Air Force Chose Boeing for the F-47
Fortunately for Boeing, the Air Force did not heavily consider “past performance” in the selection—prioritizing "best overall value" in the contract.
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Pentagon set to award US Air Force's next-generation fighter jet contract, sources say
The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program will replace Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor with a fighter built to battle alongside ... An Air Force spokesperson and Boeing and Lockheed ...
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F-16 vs MiG-29: The Last Air Battle of Operation Allied Force
he personally takes off to face a superior force. NATO strike groups are defended by USAF F-16s. They play dual role, protecting them from fighters and surface-to-air missiles. Michael 'Dog' Geczy ...
John A. Hemingway, Last Survivor of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105
A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, dies at 105
Hemingway was just 20 when he and his comrades in the Royal Air Force took to the skies to fight off wave after wave of Nazi ...
Last surviving RAF fighter ace from the Battle of Britain dies at 105
The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old.