United States Military Aviation

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Brown: NGAD Will be a Multirole Fighter | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. testified to the House Armed Services Committee about the Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter and the F-35 purchases in the 2022 budget.

www.airforcemag.com

 

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Raytheon Gets $2 Billion Air Force Contract for LRSO | Air & Space Forces Magazine

The USAF has awarded a $2 billion contract for Long Range Standoff missiles to Raytheon. The LRSO is set to go into service in 2030.

www.airforcemag.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1412815601962209290

 

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New Factory, Mystery Projects Hint At Digital Skunk Works Push | Aviation Week Network

A photo taken from within a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility reveals the existence of four previously undisclosed projects, including one linked to recen

aviationweek.com

 

[safriz]

Dat asss
Me holding the massive rear ends of a USAF F-15

 

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[safriz]

US Navy, F-18;Hornet Aircraft carrier version, as evident by the hooks at the back.
Picture taken by me in 2014.

( yes and i also held dat azz )

 

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US Navy, F-18;Hornet Aircraft carrier version, as evident by the hooks at the back.
Picture taken by me in 2014.

( yes and i also held dat azz )

Congratulations maamu. Can you gauge the combined thrust of the 2 AFB nozzles by just looking at them ( & also feeling them in this case) the way you did for dual pulse motors in some Paxtani rocket?

 

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Air-Launched Missiles Slated as First U.S. Hypersonic Weapons

Air-Launched Missiles Slated as First U.S. Hypersonic Weapons

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1420987196006301696

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1420940075605676037

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1421628177470803974

 

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F-15C downs target drone using AMRAAM guided by infrared search-and-track

A US Air Force F-15C Boeing Eagle for the first time downed a QF-16 target drone using a Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) guided by an infrared search-and-track system.

www.flightglobal.com

 

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Skunk Works and Spirit unveil game-changing assembly technique

Using advanced digital manufacturing technology and robotic assembly, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Spirit AeroSystems have nearly doubled initial quality of assembly.

www.aero-mag.com

New Skunk Works Plant to Build Advanced Fighters, Other Projects | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Lockheed Martin has finished building a massive new factory for its Skunk Works division to work on advanced development projects.

www.airforcemag.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1425371943574908928

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1428346722103746562

https://twitter.com/x/status/1428349590730838017

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1433617502857170949

 

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Four questions with the head of Air Combat Command

Gen. Mark Kelly talked about the service's sixth-generation fighter and plans to replace the E-3 airborne warning and control plane, better known as the AWACS.

www.defensenews.com