6th Generation Combat Aircraft
When the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor entered service in December 2005, it was hailed as the world’s first fifth-generation …
JSF
UK F-35B Decision Reversed
The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced May 10, 2012, that the Royal Navy’s (RN) new carriers Queen Elizabeth and …
First F-35C Formation Flight
For the first time, a two-ship element of F-35C carrier aviation variants of the Joint Strike Fighter launched together and …
F-35C High Speed Fly-by
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of the F-35C carrier aviation variant of the Joint Strike Fighter flying high speed …
Latest Edition of Defense Debuts at Sea-Air-Space Exposition: Digital Edition Available Now
The newest edition of Faircount Media Group’s Defense debuts at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2012 Exposition held April 16-18, at …
U.S. Navy Year in Review
For the U.S. Navy, 2011 will forever be known as the year the service’s special warriors caught and killed Osama …
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.”…
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 …