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LANCE: How the Air Force Puts Lasers on Fighters Like the F-35? This article is what a former U.S. Air Force officer had to...
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LANCE: How the Air Force Puts Lasers on Fighters Like the F-35? This article is what a former U.S. Air Force officer had to...
Lockheed Martin delivered a high-energy laser weapon, named LANCE, to the Air Force Research Lab last February. Lockheed announced the delivery on Monday, July...
For all of their technological marvels and impressive on-paper fighting capabilities – not to mention Hollywood hoopla thanks to the Top Gun sequel –...
Quite a few military aviation history buffs (including Yours Truly right here at 19FortyFive) have argued a case for the P-51D Mustang as the...
The F-35 stealth fighter clearly has a reputation as one tough and stealthy fighter weapon of war. But can it take on the role...
The North American Aviation F-100A “Super Sabre” was the first U.S. fighter to achieve supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100A was an upgraded...
On June 29, Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, or the A-10 Warthog, Air Force Special Operations Command MC-12W, C-14A, and U-28A aircraft...
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a Cold War era single-engine supersonic interceptor. Introduced to the US Air Force in 1958, the F-104 was a member of the “Century...
The B-52 bomber is old, like as in really, really old. And yet, upgrade after upgrade keeps this plane flying. We asked a former...
The U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter may be more complicated to acquire than previously thought. At the beginning of June, the news was good...