F-22 Raptor retirement As already reported, Speaking during the McAleese FY2022 Defense Programs Conference Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Air… Read More
Secret, multi-agency X-plane paved the way for NGAD program Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall revealed at the POLITICO Defense Summit… Read More
The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine (that powers all three variants of the F-35… Read More
The F-22 Raptor The F-22 fifth-generation fighter's characteristics provide a synergistic effect ensuring Raptor lethality against all advanced air threats.… Read More
The F-22 Raptor at air shows The F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs precision aerial maneuvers at air shows across the… Read More
The best F-22 Raptor demo Brought to our attention by John Jones, a reader of The Aviation Geek Club, and… Read More
The William Tell Air-to-Air Competition showcased the air-to-air capabilities of the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and F-15 Eagle and… Read More
Rail-launched weapons (essentially just the AIM-9X and AIM-132 on British F-35s) can be launched from both F-22 and F-35 while… Read More
“In an F-15 you’re sensor operator, you’re working the radar; you’re the guy working this all out and managing the… Read More
Tyndall AFB, Florida, has officially started the transition from an air dominance training mission towards becoming a fully combat capable… Read More
Pilots will be tested on their offensive and defensive skills in maneuvers against enemy aircraft, and the best group will… Read More
Northrop Grumman announced on Jul. 27, 2023 that won’t compete to be the prime contractor on the high-profile US Air… Read More
The F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force has formally transitioned into the Air Dominance Combined Test Force and will be tasked… Read More
Although the USAF would like to retire 33 older F-22 stealth fighter jets, it appears the committee is still not… Read More
The future F-22 pilots are assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron (the Raptor formal training unit, FTU) and will undergo… Read More
‘The MiG-31 Foxhound pilot is defeated, lost in the race to survival before he realized the race had already begun,’… Read More
An F-35 from the 461st Flight Test Squadron recently took flight here with a complement of software applications developed by… Read More
