The Air Force has secretly designed, built, and flown a brand-new fighter jet. The mysterious new plane is already breaking records. Here's everything we know.
The Air Force hasn't said a word about what its mysterious sixth-generation fighter jet actually looks like ... but it might have already shown us pictures.
New Air Force Bomber Contract Could Bring Thousands of Jobs to Southern CaliforniaThe U.S. Air Force is expected this afternoon to announce acontract to develop and produce its...Wilcox, Gregory J
Fu Qianshao, a retired equipment expert from the PLA Air Force, said the new Chinese bomber, popularly dubbed the H-20, will be more powerful than the United States' Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, now the mightiest bomber in the world, and will be bigger than the Northrop Grumman B-21 R...
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But it’s becoming clear that this bomber will do a lot more than drop bombs. More than just a first-strike weapon, it is expected to be a centerpiece of future U.S. warfare. Related:New Air Force Bomber Is a Critical Piece of the Pentagon’s Pacific Weaponry ...
The Air Force said the "B-21" designation was chosen because the aircraft is the first new bomber of the 21st century, while the name "Raider" was selected to represent the Doolittle Raiders, who flew a surprise attack during World War II. ...
Once the planes are tested, some of the aircraft will be delivered to the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota to help train Air Force squadrons on the stealth bomber. When the B-21 enters the service, this site will be the main operating base for the stealth bomber. Whiteman Air...
Moreover, it’s a heavy-bomber with a range of up to 7,000 km. These features make it a fine replacement for the Soviet-era Su-24 bomber and even for the Tu-22M3. “The Su-34 was a step up in bomber construction. It received the sweeping fuselage of the Su-27 fighter jet, ma...
Air Force Perspective Donald Rice is U.S. Secretary of the Air Force. 1. Michael E. Brown, "The U.S. Manned Bomber and Strategic Deterrence in the 1990s," International Security, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Fall 1989), pp. 4-45. 2. In the 1960s, some B-52s were equipped ... D Rice ...