Vipers and Flankers
Ukrainian SU-27s and Alabama Air National Guard F-16s fly in formation during one of the many missions flown in Safe …
Fighter Aircraft
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 From Under the Canopy: Poland, the Battle of Britain and After
For all of the 70-year-later speculation about World War II aircraft, few planes get a wider mix of reviews than …
U.S. Air Force 2011: Year in Review
The U.S. Air Force is the most powerful, most capable air arm in the world. It has superb people, excellent …
Interview with Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz is chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. As chief, he serves as the senior …
Japan F-35 Buy Is No Surprise
As the 1980s German synthpop band Alphaville proclaimed in their hit single, “Things are easy when you’re big in Japan.”…
Super Hornet IRST On Course for 2016
Capt. Francis Morley, NAVAIR’s Program Manager for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler (PMA-265) says the Super Hornet IRST …
F-35 Lightning II in 2011
On Jan. 20, 2012, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta took the F-35B STOVL variant off the probation imposed by former …
Wingman to the End: Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, and the Medal of Honor
Thomas Hudner had no idea how things were going to unfold on Dec. 4, 1950. As a carrier-based U.S. Navy …
F-35B STOVL Fighter Is Off “Probation”
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced on Jan. 20 that he is ending the “probation” of the short takeoff/vertical landing …
Tuskegee Airmen | Photos
This week the movie Red Tails debuts in American theaters. The film depicts, in true Hollywood style, the exploits of …