LRASM: Long Range Maritime Strike for Air-Sea Battle
The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy have, for a number of years now, been developing the “Air-Sea Battle” (ASB) …
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U-10 Helio Courier Was Unsung Hero in Vietnam
Quick. What’s a U-10?
It wasn’t the most famous war weapon of the Vietnam War, but the Helio U-10 Courier …
Boeing’s QF-16 Goes Unmanned
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force‘s 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATRS) took the next step in a two-year process with …
Combat Dragon II OV-10G+ Bronco Demonstration Program Ends
The Combat Dragon II program ends September 30.
U.S. special operations forces have been demonstrating two North American OV-10G+ Bronco …
Kinetic Fireball Incendiary (KFI) Munitions: Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire
As part of its Heated And Mobile Munitions Employing Rockets (HAMMER) program, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center …
Turboprop YC-124B Globemaster Didn’t Quite Make The Grade
Was it a brilliant idea or brilliant mistake? Was it an aircraft that should have been pressed into service or …
Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aircraft Systems Achieve 100,000 Flight Hours l Photos
Northop Grumman‘s portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems achieved 100,000 combined flight hours on Sept. 9, 2013. The 100,000 hours were …
F-100 Super Sabre Flew Most Missions in Vietnam
When photos of the F-100 Super Sabre were released after test pilot George Welch completed the plane’s maiden flight on …
Scratching My Head Over a Strike on Syria
As a retired American diplomat, I’m supposed to understand how policy is made in Washington.
As a longtime author …
The A-37 Dragonfly in Vietnam
A small cadre of mid-grade Pentagon officers — the “renegades,” some call them — are arguing for a light attack …