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YF-118G Bird of Prey by Boeing Creative Commons Photo

YF-118G Bird of Prey by Boeing Creative Commons Photo

Aerospace & Defense

Boeing Built One YF-118FG ‘Bird of Prey’ for $67,000,000 and Flew It 38 Times at 300 Miles per Hour. It Never Carried a Weapon or a Radar.

The YF-118G design choices are what made it matter. The engine sat in a shielded position so that radar looking head-on never saw the...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 15, 2026

X-36 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Image Credit: Harry J. Kazianis.

X-36 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Image Credit: Harry J. Kazianis.

Aerospace & Defense

F-47 NGAD: Why Boeing’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Looks Nothing Like Experts Expected

The United States is committed to its sixth-generation warplane, the Boeing F-47, and recent photos over Area 51 show what many believe to be...

Brandon WeichertJuly 11, 2026