F8F Bearcat Dazzled Naval Aviators in the 1940s
In the 1940s and 1950s, naval aviators pushed the limits in a powerful, lightweight, very nimble fighter that some called …
Aerospace
The Civil Air Patrol Fosters STEM With CubeSat Balloon Launch
The Civil Air Patrol’s Fort McHenry Composite Squadron (MER-MD-140) launch of an Orbit Logic CubeSat on Oct. 20, achieved scientific …
Air Force May Scrap Entire A-10 Fleet
Will the U.S. Air Force shed an entire fleet of aircraft to cope with the budget-cutting process known as sequestration?…
OV-10 Bronco Was the Right Weapon for Vietnam
“The cockpit was well laid out. The airplane was easy and responsive. It was fun to fly because it was …
Nuclear Force Flag Officers Fired
A two-star general in charge of all U.S. Air Force nuclear missiles was fired October 11 following a probe into …
Sea MiGs: The Next Generation of Indian and Russian Naval Aviation
The Indian Navy and Russian Navy have been testing MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB multirole fighters aboard the carriers Vikramaditya, which is …
V-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling Flight
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey recently completed an initial aerial refueling test flight with an F/A-18C and an F/A-18D Hornet. …
Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) Demo Aims To Hit the Basket
Later this fall, the U.S. Navy and its industry partner, Northrop Grumman, hope to demonstrate that an unmanned aircraft borrowing …
Joint Multi-Role (JMR): The Technology Demonstrator Phase Contenders
The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) announcement of the award of four Technology Investment …
VFA-101 and the F-35C
With the reconstitution of the U.S. Navy‘s VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Lockheed Martin spoke …