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F/A-XX could be the Navy's last piloted fighter, bring greater range
The Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing to build its sixth-generation jet, dubbed the F-47, and the Navy's award could ...
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Did the Trump administration move too quickly to commit to the F-47?
Opinion: The jury is still out on whether the NGAD contract should have been awarded, former Air Force Secretary Frank ...
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What Marine Corps aviation has in store over the next five years
Among developments, Marine aviators should see more F-35s, upgraded MV-22 Ospreys, more cargo aircraft and data-enabled ...
First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it
The NGAD is set to succeed the F-22 Raptor, which entered service two decades ago, as the US Air Force's top air dominance ...
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The Boeing F-47 Fighter Has No Room for Failure
Air Dominance—the ability to control and “own” the air domain—is a prerequisite for victory on any battlefield. It protects ...
US Navy's Carrier Drone Delay Handing The Domain To China
As the US Navy cautiously inches toward carrier-based unmanned aircraft, China is racing ahead with stealthy naval drones, threatening to tilt the ba ...
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Russia’s Su-57 is Close to Getting Loyal Wingmen
Russian Aerospace Forces pilots flying the Sukhoi Su-57 may have drones as “loyal wingmen,” assisting in the operations in ...
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General Atomics planning modular family of uncrewed fighters
With plans to show off its offering for the US Air Force at the upcoming Paris air show, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ...
VENOM F-16 Program Progress: Paving the Way for Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The future of aerial combat is evolving with the rapid advancements in unmanned aircraft technology. Recently, the VENOM F-16 program took a significant step toward ...
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These Upcoming Air Force Projects Have China in a Cold Sweat
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Nearly a quarter of all midair close calls over 34 years involved at least one military aircraft
There were 258 near midair collisions involving a military aircraft and a commercial aircraft from 1987 to 2021, with 13% of them being deemed critically close.