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(Reuters) -Boeing said on Friday it had been awarded a $2.56 billion contract from the United States Air Force for two rapid prototype E-7A AEW&C Wedgetail aircraft. The contract includes lifecycle development, training and support for the U.S. E-7A fleet, the company said in a statement.

Boeing gets $2.56 billion contract from US Air Force for E-7A Wedgetail aircraft

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In July 1986, a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk crashed in California's Sequoia National Forest - two years before it was announced to the public.

The US Air Force Was Caught Red-Handed Trying To Cover-Up The Crash of Its Top-Secret Stealth Fighter

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The US Air Force is testing a BlackFly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Ohio for the Agility Prime program. Agility Prime is an effort to explore aerial vertical lift platforms for different mission sets and produce a new class of mobility systems. The initiative is led by...

US Air Force Trials BlackFly eVTOL Aircraft for Military Applications

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24/7 Wall St. Insights: The B-21 Raider is the newest stealth bomber that will enter the U.S. Air Force in the coming years The Stealth technology incorporated to the B-21 Raider greatly surpasses that of previous generations of stealth aircraft The United States plans on ordering 100 B-21 Raider stealth bombers Also: Discover the next […]
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This Is the Newest Stealth Bomber That the US Is Adding to Its Fleet

The U.S. Navy is home to one of the largest air forces in the world, second only to the U.S. Air Force. The backbone of the Navy’s arsenal of aircraft is the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. These jets are equipped with advanced avionics and weapons systems and are designed for strike missions, air superiority, and aerial […]
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This Fighter Jet Makes Up Almost Half of the Navy’s Aircraft

Cargo aircraft play key roles in military operations, and the following are the most iconic in aviation history.

The Most Iconic Cargo Aircraft in Military History

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The aging A-10 Thunderbolt II, built for close-air support and anti-armor missions, has participated in maritime exercises with the US Navy.

Unusual photos show A-10 attack aircraft built to hunt tanks escorting a ballistic missile submarine

In 1998, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was officially retired, concluding its more than 30 years of service with the US Air Force. Throughout its three decades in operation, it set countless records, which Lockheed Martin aims for its secret successor, the SR-72 “Son of Blackbird,” to surpass in the future.

Lockheed Martin’s SR-72: The SR-71 Blackbird’s Supersonic Successor

The SR-71 The SR-71, the most advanced member of the Blackbird family that included the A-12 and YF-12, was designed by a team of Lockheed personnel led by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, then vice president of Lockheed’s Advanced Development Company Projects, commonly known as the “Skunk Works” and now a part of Lockheed Martin.

Once F-4 crews told the SR-71 couldn’t go vertical after takeoff. They gave up after a Blackbird did a high-performance takeoff (with sensitive equipment replaced with ballast).

The Independent

 Pictures taken by an amateur astronomer showed a secretive Chinese space plane flying high up over Austria, revealing yet undisclosed features of the experimental craft.China launched the reusable space plane Shenlong – meaning Divine Dragon – for its third mission in December aboard its Long March 2F rocket and it has been orbiting the Earth since. It has previously completed two missions since 2020 with the previous one lasting over 250 days.Space observers have noted that the plane launched at least seven satellites into orbit in the last seven months in its current mission.Chinese officials have neither acknowledged the...

Amateur astronomer spots China’s ultra secretive space plane flying over Europe

The first images of Northrop Grumman’s Model 437, an advanced air combat drone that could potentially fill the requirement for the Air Force’s and/or Navy’s “loyal wingman” Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programs, as well as those of allies, have hit social media. The relatively small tactical jet looks impressive and is very much in line with the concept renderings we have seen of it, aside from one major detail — it has a cockpit.

Northrop’s Stealthy Loyal Wingman Drone Breaks Cover And It Has A Cockpit

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Building a large military transport aircraft from scratch is no easy feat. The complexity of conceiving, designing, manufacturing, and then bringing together over a million individual parts to create such a flying machine is challenging, to say the least. Yet turning that process into a 70-year success story is another thing entirely. Such a rare, winning formula is embodied in the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules.

C-130 Factory: How Iconic Hercules Airlifters Are Born

Lockheed Martin has delivered the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) first C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft in Marietta, Georgia. The handover is part of a 1.5-billion New Zealand dollar ($902.3 million) program signed through a US foreign military sale to replace the service’s C-130H fleet, operational since the 1960s.

New Zealand Accepts First Super Hercules Airlifter From Lockheed Martin

The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was a light-attack aircraft designed during the Vietnam War and saw service with the US military.

Can The Vietnam-Era North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco Keep Up With Modern Warfare?

Boeing Defense, Space, & Security will supply 96 AH-64E Apache combat helicopters to Poland as part of that nation’s Kruk Attack Helicopter program – an effort to update the rotorcraft element of its defense system. Polish defense officials confirmed their intention to acquire the helicopters by endorsing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the supplier, which follows a long process of selection, approval, and agreement by Poland and the U.S. government.

Boeing Combat Helicopter Deal Worth Billions

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

The U.S. Air Force is shifting nine extra F-16 fighters to its base closest to the Demilitarized Zone that splits North and South Korea, creating a so-called “Super Squadron.”. The fighters are coming from Kunsan Air Base in the southwestern part of Korea to Osan Air Base, located only...

USAF Moves Fighters to Create a ‘Super Squadron’ of F-16s near North Korea

After two expeditions totaling eight days and 70 hours of intense work, the Brazilian Aircraft Restoration Association REVOAR, in partnership with Museu Aeroespacial Força Aérea Brasileira Museu Aeroespacial Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica and Força Aérea Brasileira , successfully revived the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine of the P-47D Thunderbolt, which had been grounded for years due to technical issues. Critical interventions were made to the aircraft’s systems, ensuring that three taxi runs could be completed with maximum safety.

Brazilian P-47 Thunderbolt Roars Again!

The startup Hermeus is rapidly developing a hypersonic plane. They have begun testing their proprietary precooler technology with the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine. This video highlights some of our favorite camera angles from testing. What’s a precooler and why are they testing it? The Hermeus precooler increases the maximum...

Precooled F-100 Engine Combined with Ramjet for Hypersonic Drone and Jets

The Northrop F-5 is a supersonic lightweight fighter aircraft that continues to see service, despite dating back to the Cold War.

Why Did the US Air Force Pass on the Cost-Effective Northrop F-5?

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The Unusual Evolution of the Fairchild C-123 Provider

One of the more extreme engine conversions of the platform, the Chase XC-123A incorporated turbojets in pods like the Boeing B-47 Stratojet. [U.S. Air Force]. Not...

The Unusual Evolution of the Fairchild C-123 Provider

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