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The F-14D Tomcat Fighter Still Haunts the U.S. Navy

The F-14D Tomcat earned its legend by doing the carrier’s hardest jobs well. -Its digital APG-71 radar paired with long-range ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The F-14 Fighter Still Haunts the U.S. Navy

The F-14 Tomcat was purpose-built for Cold War fleet defense: get far from the carrier fast, find threats first, and kill them at range. -It achieved exceptional reach via large internal fuel, drop ...
Washington Examiner

First F-47 sixth-generation aircraft expected to fly in 2028, Allvin announces

Boeing is now building the first F-47 next-generation fighter aircraft, and it is expected to be ready to fly in 2028, Air Force chief of staff David Allvin announced on Monday. Allvin, who spoke at ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

F-16 fighter jet gets new home at March Field Air Museum near Riverside

Lt. Gen. Kristopher Holstege, commander of the 144th Fighter Wing, speaks with his 5-year-old daughter Clara during the ...
Flightglobal

Boeing’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter scheduled to fly in 2028 as production begins on first aircraft

Boeing’s developmental sixth-generation F-47 fighter will take to the skies in 2028. The airframer was selected to deliver the USA’s first-ever sixth-generation fighter in March, beating out Lockheed ...
autoevolution

Engines for America's F-47 Sixth Gen Combat Aircraft Coming Together Faster Than Expected

It's been six months already since American president Donald Trump announced the name of the country's (and the world's) first-ever sixth generation combat aircraft, and with everything going on in ...
24/7 Wall St

From the F-22 to the C-130: Every USAF Aircraft Currently in Service

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The U.S. Air Force is easily, by far, the most powerful ...
Defense News

First F-47 now being built, will fly in 2028: US Air Force chief

The first F-47, Boeing's successful pitch for the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter aircraft, is now being built and will fly for the first time in 2028, Gen. David Allvin said. (Air Force) ...
24/7 Wall St

From F-35s to CH-53Ks: Every Marine Corp Aircraft in Service

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The U.S. Marine Corps differentiates itself from all ...

Aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier as tensions rise over Russian incursions into NATO airspace

Two NATO officials, who asked for anonymity to discuss sensitive operational matters, told NBC News U.S. fighter jets were ...
Task & Purpose

Why does the US have F-35s flying anti-cartel missions in the Caribbean?

F-35 fighters are designed to fight a high-tech war against a near-peer adversary. The US military is using them to combat drug smugglers. By Jeff Schogol Published Sep 19, 2025 4:07 PM EDT The F-35 ...
Aviation Week Network

U.S. Senator: Send Ukraine Electronic Warfare Pods For F-16s

Ukraine’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16A/B Block 15s could use an electronic warfare pod upgrade, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly ...