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Summary and Key Points: The United States built approximately 5,195 F-4 Phantom II multirole fighters between 1958 and 1981, making the Phantom the most-produced...
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Summary and Key Points: The United States built approximately 5,195 F-4 Phantom II multirole fighters between 1958 and 1981, making the Phantom the most-produced...
US F-35A Declares Emergency, Lands Safely at Luke Air Force Base: A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II declared an in-flight emergency over the...
The world’s eyes may be on what’s happening in Iran, and whether the ceasefire there will continue. But Russia’s war with Ukraine remains an...
Northrop Grumman’s short-lived video “glimpse” of its F/A-XX offering (the photo above is from that video) invites a world of relevant speculation about its...
19FortyFive Gets Up Close with the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team: The F-22 Raptor is often considered to be one of the most advanced dedicated...
The United States built 185 F-22 Raptors before shutting down production and destroying the manufacturing tooling in 2011. That was a strategic mistake. The...
The Sun ’n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida, featured the F-35C, a carrier-based variant with larger wings and reinforced landing gear, making for a...
Summary and Key Points: Classified Russian defense industry documents leaked by the international intelligence collective InformNapalm on November 4, 2025 reveal that both of...
We Got Up Close to the F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter: The F-22 Raptor first took to the skies on September 7, 1997, and formally...
U.S. Air Force Seeks Historic Funding for Base Buildout, Nuclear Forces: The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is seeking funding for one of...