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Super Tomcat 21: How the F-14 Tomcat Could Still Be Flying Today
F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F/A-18 Hornet. During its three decades in service with the United States Navy, the F-14 Tomcat ...
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L3Harris prepares F-16’s Viper Shield EW system for flight-tests
L3Harris is anticipating the launch of a flight-test campaign involving its Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system - ...
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The U.S. Navy Might Secretly Miss the F-14 Tomcat
Could the F-14 Tomcat Have Protected U.S. Carriers from ... for rebuffing the anti-ship capabilities of the Soviet era Tu-16 and Tu-22M long-range maritime strike bombers. These Soviet planes ...
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F-14 Tomcat: The Navy Really Misses the 'Top Gun' Fighter Plane
The retirement of the F-14 Tomcat has left a significant capabilities ... against maritime strike bombers like the Soviet Tu-16 and Tu-22M made it ideal for defending aircraft carriers from ...
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Ground Mishap Involving F-16 and Weapons Loader Results in $30 Million Damage
On that day, an F-16 with tail number 89-02023, assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Operational Group, 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, was stationed at a deployed ...
The YF-12 Could Fly at Mach 3 and Blast Russian Bombers from the Sky. Why Did It Never See Action?
In a September 1965 test, a YF-12 successfully launched a quarter-kiloton atomic missile, from an altitude of 75,000 feet at ...
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U.S. State Department Clears $7.3 Billion for F-16 Viper Mid-Life Upgrade
The U.S. State Department has approved an up to $7.3 billion foreign military sale to Poland of the Lockheed Martin F-16 Viper Midlife Upgrade, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said […] ...
5 US Fighter Jets & Their Cannons
The M61 is found on many US fighter jets, from the long-retired Convair F-106 Delta Dart and the F-111 Aardvark to the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, and F-22 Raptor. General Electric ...
New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program
France said it would train Ukrainian pilots on Mirage jets. The F-16 training program has faced numerous delays.
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How a parked F-16 suffered $30 million in damage
A bomb technician confused the gas and brake pedals on an Air Force bomb-loading tractor, causing the machine to ram into a parked F-16 jet and spark a fire that caused $30 million in damages last ...
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Video Shows F-16 'Sniper' Targeting Pod Locking On to Chinese Jets
Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets locked on to Chinese combat aircraft with a targeting pod known as the "Sniper" during a Chinese military exercise near the island on Monday, a video has shown.
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First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Performs Maiden Flight
Bulgaria will be the second European country to receive the newly built F-16 Block 70, with 16 fighters to be delivered as replacement for the MiG-29 fleet. Lockheed Martin announced that the ...