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Should the B-21 Raider Have a Weapons Systems Officer?

A US Air Force general has proposed swapping out one of the B-21 Raider’s pilots for a dedicated weapons systems officer—but there are obvious downsides to the move.
The Boeing, SAAB jointly made T-7A Red Hawk will bring a new era in fighter jet training to the United States Air Force. 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.
The large number of existing aircraft, robust global supply chain, and balanced cost-to-performance value make the F-16 the ...
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The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan to Escape the ‘Doom Loop’

U.S. Air Force leaders briefed Congress on a 10-year fighter recapitalization to escape a readiness “doom loop” created by ...
Neel Kearby became a hardcore “believer” in the P-47 and devoted himself to developing a doctrine for making the most of the ...
Putting his observer’s life before his own, Bennett made for the Tonkin Gulf. Despite the Bronco’s notoriety for the slim ...
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 ...
An RAF pilot has won one of Air Racing’s most prestigious sporting events, The King’s Cup, with a light aircraft he built in his garage.
Should Textron Aviation Defense win the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program, the company would assemble the ...
The Pacific Airshow in Huntington beach just completed another successful year. It took me back to my backseat ride with the Thunderbirds in 2023. Few experienc ...
Most of the best aircraft operated by the Royal Navy during the Second World War were of American origin and types such as ...