The Delta Plane's Wings Breaking Off Was The Best-Case Scenario: Here's Why
You might not think that a wing breaking off a plane would actually be a best-case scenario, but it turns out they might do ...
Inside the mile-long factory line where America's F-35 stealth fighter jets are made
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II hit full-rate production last year. Today, over 150 fighter jets are being made annually.
Explainer-How Did a Jet Flip Upside Down on a Toronto Runway and Everyone Survive?
In 2009, a FedEx freighter turned over on landing in windy conditions on the runway at Tokyo's Narita airport, killing both ...
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Show Of Force: America’s F-22s Are Going On Parade
The United States Air Force carried out its first “elephant walk” of 2025 at Langley Air Force Base (AFB) in Virginia last month. The surge exercise on January 31 included aircraft from the 1st ...
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USAF’s 8th Fighter Wing F-16s Execute First Agile Combat Employment in South Korea
Beverly Pack 25-1 tested the Wolf Pack’s ability to deploy Airmen, equipment, and aircraft to a simulated forward operating ...
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Two Dozen F-22 Raptors Take Part In ‘Elephant Walk’ At Langley AFB
The Elephant Walk featured 24 F-22s and six T-38s of the 1st Fighter Wing. Aircraft belonging to the 1st Fighter Wing took part in a surge exercise at ...
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Franken-Plane: The U.S. Air Force Just Merged Two Damaged F-35s Into One Functional One
Like the fictional Frankenstein's work, it took some creativity to transform the two damaged F-35 Lightning IIs into a single and operational fighter.
HRS: Air dominance drill by first fighter wing
Air Force and Air National Guard Fighter Units worked to integrate their tactics in realistic, replicated battle scenarios.