According to the Heritage Foundation's Index of U.S. Military Strength in 2024, at the close of FY 2023, the Air Force’s ...
An unclassified U.S. Air Force report, mandated by the 2025 NDAA, included figures of the required combat fleet, calling for an increase of nearly 300 ...
The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...
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How the F-22 Raptor Became the World’s Most Lethal Jet
The F-22 Raptor is widely considered the most lethal fighter jet ever built. In this video, we explore its stealth technology ...
US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.
A new report to Congress pitching the Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet plan is missing key details and explanations, raising ...
The service in a new report to Congress says the Raptor is the “threshold platform” for CCA, though integration with F-16s, F-35As, F-15Es and F-15EXs is an emerging consideration. Uncrewed aircraft ...
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The F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Lost the ‘Math War’
The F-22 Raptor, though technologically dominant, suffers from a “fatal flaw”: its tiny fleet size. -The U.S. Air Force’s ...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon trades stealth and the latest overall fusion of cost, ease of maintenance, and mission flexibility, ...
The F-22 Raptor's gold tint makes the cockpit shine like a pair of Oakleys, but it's pure science engineered for stealth and ...
The F-15 Eagle has anchored U.S. and allied air superiority for nearly five decades. Designed, built and introduced by ...
The wavy lines on some fighters' canopies signify an ejection system that explodes the canopy before hurtling the pilot away ...
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