First F-35B Vertical Takeoff Test
A Lockheed Martin F-35B completed the first-ever vertical takeoff at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on May 10, 2013. …
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Worldwide Aerospace Upgrade Programs
During a media availability in Hawaii on Nov. 12, 2012, then-Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta was asked for his …
Book Review – Project Terminated: Famous Military Aircraft Cancellations of the Cold War and What Might Have Been
Two huge, sleek, breathtaking Avro CF-105 Arrow interceptors are on the prowl over the western United States. One is a …
Boeing Reveals Updated F/A-XX Concept
Boeing is continuing to refine its concept for a next-generation F/A-XX advanced jet fighter to follow the present-day F-35 Lightning …
First F-35B Night Vertical Landing
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of the first F-35B night vertical landing. For those who have seen night vision …
VMFA-121 F-35B Lightning II Short Take Off and Vertical Landing
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 13, Third Marine Aircraft Wing conducted its first F-35B Lightning II Joint …
U.S. Air Force 2012: Year In Review
The U.S. Air Force is the world’s most formidable air arm. It can deliver precision-guided explosive instruments of American policy …
Tuskegee Airmen vs. Me-262s
“We knew the German jets were faster than we were. Instead of going directly after them, we went away from …
Vultee P-66 Vanguard
The P-66 Vanguard looked right. It looked like exactly the kind of World War II fighter that might have won …
Top 10 Military News Stories on Defense Media Network | 2012
As the calendar turns from 2012 to 2013, we here at Defense Media Network take a look back at our …