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February 21, 2019

Single F-35 'kills' dozens of enemy fighters in AirWar live combat 'scenario'

As 60 enemy fighters closed in on a US Air Force 4th Generation fighter aircraft, blinding the jet with electronic warfare attacks, an experienced pilot faced unseen life-threatening attackers closing in -- during an air-combat Red Flag exercise closely replicating actual warfare scenarios.

February 18, 2019

'Boneyard' in the desert recycles, refurbishes over 3,000 military-grade planes from military, NASA

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is the only place in the country authorized to store military-grade planes.

February 5, 2019

F-35 pilot describes how cutting-edge plane is a key weapon in America's arsenal

Lockheed Martin F-35 Pilot Billie Flynn is a former F-18 Pilot who flew attack missions over Serbia. Here he gives a pilot's view of war in the F-35.

January 31, 2019

Air Force may expand, speed up purchase of F-35 fighter jets

While senior Air Force leaders are calling for a “fast” pursuit toward production and delivery of its stated F-35 objectives, there are some voices now raising the question as to whether the rates should be sped up even more -- potentially even increasing the overall numbers for the program.

January 17, 2019

Air Force adjusts attack strategies to prep for fighter jet-fired laser weapons

The U.S. Air Force is refining its combat strategy, tactics and concepts of operation to accommodate the rapid emergence of laser weapons, technologies which promise to alter the landscape of modern warfare and substantially expand the envelope of attack possibilities for fighter jets.

January 11, 2019

The 5 most exciting defense stories to look out for in 2019

The U.S. military has been modernizing the armed forces in preparation for a potentially new era of warfare around the corner.

January 8, 2019

Air Force sets sights on 6th-generation fighter jet prototypes

Drone fighter jets, hypersonic attack planes, artificial intelligence, lasers, electronic warfare and sensors woven into the fuselage of an aircraft - are all areas of current technological exploration for the Air Force as it begins early prototyping for a new, 6th-Generation fighter jet to emerge in the 2030s and 2040s.

January 4, 2019

F-35 air-to-air missiles can now hit 2 drones at once, changing air combat

When a single F-35 used sensors, onboard computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at the same time with air-to-air missiles, the emerging 5th Gen fighter transitioned into a new era for offensive attack missions.

January 2, 2019

Russian test places US hypersonic weapons in the spotlight

The Russian hypersonic weapons test is shining light upon an aggressive U.S. plan to prototype, test and deploy hypersonic weapons on an expedited schedule -- to defend against enemy attacks by fast-tracking an ability to launch high-impact, high-speed attacks at Mach. 5 - five times the speed of sound.

December 20, 2018

Pentagon F-35 vs A-10 close air support evaluation hits next phase

The Pentagon-led F-35 vs. A-10 Close Air Support assessment is nearing its next phase of evaluation, following an initial “first wave” of tests in July of this year -- designed to test which of the two aircraft might be best suited to confront heavy enemy fire when performing high-risk CAS missions.