Combat Aviator on MSN
F-35 commands loyal wingman: Autonomy test reshapes air combat
The landscape of aerial warfare has reached a transformative milestone. In a groundbreaking demonstration that reads like ...
Morning Overview on MSN
The F-47 stealth fighter’s combat radius has now been confirmed at nearly double the F-35’s — a single spec that reshapes every plan for a future Pacific air war
When Boeing won the contract to build the F-47 in April 2025, the Air Force said almost nothing about the new stealth fighter ...
The Aviationist on MSN
Multiyear Contracts Proposed for F-15EX and F-35 in Draft 2027 NDAA
Lawmakers are introducing provisions to authorize multiyear contracts to buy the F-15EX Eagle II and the F-35 Lightning II, ...
The Aviationist on MSN
F-35 Lightning II Takes Control of MQ-20 Avenger During Autonomy Testing
An F-35 Lightning II pilot sent tactical autonomy commands via a tablet to the MQ-20 Avenger as part of a recent Manned-Unmanned Teaming demonstration. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced ...
The US military and contractors in San Diego tested an advanced manned-unmanned collaboration with an MQ-20 Avenger and an ...
A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter at an air show in Bangalore, India, in 2023. (Aijaz Rahi/AP) The U.S. military’s senior ...
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin are undertaking a Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) analysis ...
The North Carolina lawmaker has sponsored a trio of bills aimed at boosting fighter jet inventory and retaining pilots.
Buying an F-35 is a lot like buying a Tesla. Buyers are locked into an ecosystem with complicated software that’s required to operate the vehicle. Reading time 4 minutes The Pentagon and Lockheed ...
Both the F-35 and the upgraded F-15s are excellent strike aircraft in their own right. But can either plane do everything ...
F-15 Eagles and F-35 Lightning II fighters may take on future combat search and rescue missions, as the Air Force aims to ...
Think of a violin made by a master craftsman: beautiful, precise, capable of extraordinary performance, but impossible to produce quickly or cheaply. It takes time, rare expertise, and materials that ...
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