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No combat jet in service flies faster than Russia's MiG-31. It carries the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, reaches into Ukrainian skies, and probes NATO's borders....
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No combat jet in service flies faster than Russia's MiG-31. It carries the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, reaches into Ukrainian skies, and probes NATO's borders....
In 1997, the Pentagon bought 21 Soviet MiG-29 fighters out from under Iran and flew them to Ohio in pieces. The bargain was real,...
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,...
Pratt & Whitney just announced that its F119 engine has passed one million flight hours. It powered the world's first fifth-generation fighter two decades...
When It Came to the SR-71 Blackbird, No Record Was Safe: You love the SR-71 Blackbird for its sleek lines, intimidating black color, and...
SR-71 Blackbird pilots David Peters and Ed Bethart left Okinawa on a Saturday morning, flying at Mach 3. When they landed in California five...
At 83,000 feet over the Soviet Union, both engines on an SR-71 Blackbird quit at Mach 3. The crew had two options: eject into...
19FortyFive Photographed the A-7 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson In academia (as well as the culinary world of...
The SR-71 Blackbird Could Hit Mach 3, But Accidents Did Happen The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane—also referred to as the “Habu” in honor...
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...