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Bud Anderson, America’s last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102
Air Force Times· 10 hours agoBrig. Gen. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, the last American fighter pilot known as a “triple ace” for...
Move To Block F-15E Strike Eagle Cuts Being Made In Congress
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt is a key feature that helps ensure the F-15's survivability for years to come. Though typically...
US Air Force's F-22 Raptors lost to German Eurofighters in mock dogfights, but the verdict on the...
Business Insider· 6 days agoThe F-22 Raptor, a fifth-generation fighter, has a reputation as the top US air superiority fighter....
Brig. Gen. ‘Bud’ Anderson, the last of the American WWII triple aces, dies at 102
Black Hills FOX· 16 hours agoHe flew 116 combat missions, destroying 16 and 1/4 enemy aircraft in aerial combat and another on...
Take a look at the 'Mighty Dragon,' China's $120 million stealthfighter meant to rival the US Air...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLast summer, video footage of J-20 test flights led to speculation that the PLAAF equipped its Might...
Japan to take on servicing of F-15 and F-16 U.S. fighter jets
Nikkei Asian Review· 7 days agoGreater domestic maintenance capacity will save time and money
Air Force Secretary says it was 'roughly an even fight' between an AI-controlled F-16 and a highly...
Business Insider· 7 days agoAn AI-controlled F-16 faced off against a manned Fighting Falcon in a historic real-world dogfight....
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on ...
Military.com via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted...
Warplanes: Times Change And Losers Adapt
Strategy Page· 6 hours agoSeptember 25, 2018: By the end of 2018 China is receiving the last ten of the 24 Su-35 fighters it has purchased from Russia. China had the Su-35s already received in service ...
USAF Instructor Pilot Dies After T-6 Ejection Seat Incident
Aviation Week· 4 days agoA U.S. Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat of a T-6 trainer aircraft activated during ground operations at Sheppard Air Force Base, near Wichita Falls, TX. The pilot ...