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The F-47 Fighter Has a Message for Every Air Force on Earth

The U.S. Air Force’s 6th-generation F-47 NGAD is being designed for “Stealth Supremacy,” with a “Stealth++” rating far ...
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SR-72: The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Bomber?

The SR-72 “Darkstar” is envisioned as a Mach-6, air-breathing ISR platform—but could it strike? -Hypersonic speed complicates ...
GE Aerospace and Kratos have successfully completed high-altitude tests of their GEK800 turbofan, designed to power low-cost ...
It's really hard to get a new fighter jet design off the ground. Given design challenges and costs it involves, it's amazing ...
Despite being plagued by a rash of disasters and safety concerns over the past several years, Boeing was awarded the F-47 ...
India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is flight-testing its new Swayam Raksha Kavach (SRK) airborne ...
Anduril’s YFQ-44A fighter drone has recently completed its maiden flight. The testing is part of the U.S. Air Force's ...
US air force secretary Troy Meink heralded the start of competitive flight-testing as a key breakthrough in the effort to field a new class of uncrewed tactical jets known as Collaborative Combat ...
Anduril emphasized the semiautonomous piloting of its YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft in its first flight test.
Neel Kearby became a hardcore “believer” in the P-47 and devoted himself to developing a doctrine for making the most of the ...
The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.
According to the Heritage Foundation's Index of U.S. Military Strength in 2024, at the close of FY 2023, the Air Force’s ...