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End of an Era at Barnes ANG Base with Final F-15 Eagle Flight
Barnes ANG Base retires its last F-15C Eagles as the 104th Fighter Wing transitions to the F-35A Lightning II. A familiar sound has faded from the skies over Westfield, Massachusetts, when on Oct. 23, ...
National Security Journal on MSN
Mach 2.05 F-15 Fighting Falcon Fighter Has a Message for Any Air Force on Earth
Nearly 50 years after first flight, the F-16 is a mature, reliable workhorse—but it had a rocky start. Early jets suffered ...
It's really hard to get a new fighter jet design off the ground. Given design challenges and costs it involves, it's amazing ...
The National Interest on MSN
Air Force Extends the F-15C/D Fighter’s Life Until 2031
The Air Force plans to extend the service of its old F-15C/D fighter jets for an additional four years. According to a report ...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon trades stealth and the latest overall fusion of cost, ease of maintenance, and mission flexibility, ...
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USAF Aims for 1,558 Combat Jets by Ten Years, Eyes Higher F-35 and F-15EX Output
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 ...
According to the Heritage Foundation's Index of U.S. Military Strength in 2024, at the close of FY 2023, the Air Force’s ...
Japan’s fleet of F-15s features substantial firepower. Japan is dispatching its fleet of F-15 fighter jets to support NATO in an unprecedented mission dubbed Atlantic Eagles. This week, the highly ...
The large number of existing aircraft, robust global supply chain, and balanced cost-to-performance value make the F-16 the ...
Gardner-based Precision Optics has secured a product development order worth $723,000, which will see the company produce ...
Sixteen House Armed Services Committee members have written to Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg demanding resolution of ...
Boeing's strike drags into a third month at its Midwest defense plants, where workers build F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets.
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