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Sixteen years of failure produced an interceptor that never left the ground. What its designer salvaged from that wreck became the backbone of China's...
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Sixteen years of failure produced an interceptor that never left the ground. What its designer salvaged from that wreck became the backbone of China's...
Boeing is losing billions on fixed-price defense programs, but the warning was there decades ago. The Navy’s A-12 Avenger II collapsed after Washington tried...
In February 1970, a supersonic Air Force interceptor fell out of control over Montana and its pilot ejected to save his life. The jet...
In December 1958, the U.S. Navy chose the F-4 Phantom over a Vought fighter that was faster, lighter, and cheaper — the better airplane,...
There was nothing unusual about that Friday morning at the Malton plant, where some of the most advanced aircraft on Earth were taking shape....
On April 23, 1991, the Air Force picked the YF-22 over a competitor that was stealthier, faster, and longer-legged. Thirty-five years later, every sixth-generation...
Outrunning the Cold War: The Untouchable Legacy of the SR-71 Blackbird Of all the aircraft produced during the Cold War, none has captured the...
Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, provides a retrospective on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 "Foxbat". Once the...
Key Points and Summary – The XF-85 Goblin was a “parasite fighter” built to ride inside a bomber’s bay and launch on demand to...
Article Summary: During World War II, Northrop designed the XP-79 “Flying Ram,” a jet-powered interceptor meant to destroy enemy bombers by ramming through them....