A new report to Congress pitching the Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet plan is missing key details and explanations, raising ...
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The Mach 2.15 F-111 Aardvark Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force
The F-111 Aardvark, a 1960s supersonic jet, was the controversial product of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara’s “Tactical Fighter Experimental” (TFX) program, which tried to force one airframe to ...
The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...
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The U.S. Air Force Could Soon Flex A Massive Amount of New Fighter Jets
Key Points and Summary – An unclassified Air Force plan says the service needs 1,558 combat-coded fighters by 2035—about a 22 ...
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US Air Force wants 1,558 fighters for low-risk wars. Can it get there?
The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.
The US Air Force has been training its pilots with aircraft from the 60's. Now, it's getting ready to upgrade to the T-7 ...
A F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers to solve a problem with a $200 million jet before it plummeted onto the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, forcing ...
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