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It is estimated that the 70 B-52 Stratofortress bombers in service may fly another 20 to 30 years or more. The Pentagon has been looking at proposals for new B-52 engines for years but has never actually added them to the budget. Vice Chief of Staff General Stephen Wilson said Tuesday that it “makes great […]
The Pentagon announced that the latest lot purchase of 90 F-35 fighter jets dropped to below $95 million per aircraft. This is the lowest per unit price for the stealth fighter yet and was a savings of $728 million compared to the last batch of F-35s purchased. This news came after President Trump announced that […]
The Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation (AFHFF) is a non-profit organization that exists to demonstrate to the general public the rich heritage of military aviation. They help celebrate US military aviation by performing 40-60 ‘heritage’ flights each year at air shows, open houses, parades, funerals and sporting events around the world. AFHFF describes a ‘Heritage […]
Not much needs to be said here…just watch and enjoy the ride with the F-16 Viper Demonstration Team! Planes of Fame Air Show fans, the F-16 Viper Demo Team has arrived at Chino, California! The Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team at Shaw AFB, S.C., performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities […]
The US Central Command announced today that a U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, piloted by Major Ryan reached 30,000 hours of flight time in support of CENTCOM operations. “It takes a lot of people to launch and recover a jet and to keep this going,” Ryan said. “It’s always been my […]
February 1, 2017 Northrop Grumman and its partner BAE Systems announced that they will not be submitting a proposal for the US Air Force T-X competition to replace the aging T-38 jet trainer aircraft. Northrop was the original equipment manufacturer of the T-38 Talon. Northrop Grumman and its principal teammate BAE Systems have carefully examined the U.S. […]
Losing someone during a training exercise, or while “just training” is always a difficult pill to swallow. It’s extremely painful to all involved, but because it happened during training versus combat seems to make the whole event sting a little more. This Tuesday, a civilian contractor was killed and a USAF airman was injured during […]
Have you ever heard of a helmet that costs $400,000? Well, for the most expensive aircraft program in the world (the F-35) it would make sense that it also comes with the most expensive fighter pilot helmet ever. Watch What the F-35 Helmet Can Do Apparently, the $400,000 helmet, while being very cool is also […]
President Trump announced today that he has made a deal with Lockheed Martin to lower costs of the F-35 program by $600 million. Trump said the savings applies to the next 90 aircraft that are going to be purchased. “I appreciate Lockheed Martin for being so responsive,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We […]
Enjoy watching and listening as F-22 Raptors aerial refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker. Video footage was taken during Vigilant Shield 2017 Field Training Exercise October, 2016. The Raptors were from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and the KC-135 Stratotanker was flown by the 92nd Aerial Refueling Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Vigilant Shield 17 (VS17) […]
In one of his first initiatives after being named as Secretary of Defense, General Mattis signed a memo today demanding a “detailed assessment to reduce associated program costs” of the F-35 Lightning II program. While calling for “significantly reduced” F-35 costs the memo even calls for a review that compares the operational capabilities of the […]
Since the air war against the Islamic State (ISIS) began in 2014 the Unites States has spent almost $11 billion on its mission to degrade and defeat the terrorist organization. The Air Force has taken on most of the financial burden of this air offensive paying for approximately two thirds of the total expenditure. The […]
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