Skyraiders Torpedo the Hwachon Dam
A noisy, leaky propeller plane and an old but reliable weapon joined forces in 1951 to carry out an attack …
Aerospace
F-35B First Aerial Weapons Release
F-35B aircraft BF-03 drops a GBU-32 1,000-pound JDAM from one of its internal weapons bays during its first aerial weapons …
Mission to Hiroshima
A new and different band of brothers began arriving at North Field, Tinian, in that summer of 1945, hauling duffel …
Air Force One Has New Defensive Systems, Antennas
Plans for a new presidential aircraft by the end of the decade have been set aside, but the current “flying …
Delayed Light Air Support (LAS) Program Leaves Afghan Air Combat Capabilities on ‘Hold’
Delays in the U.S. Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) program caused by a mishandled competition, lawsuits, and a political …
F-15 Eagle 40th Anniversary Photos
July 27, 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the F-15 Eagle. The Eagle, four decades later, …
F-15 Eagle Marks 40th Anniversary
As the United States marks the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the F-15 Eagle on July 27, the …
Sally Ride, NASA’s First Female in Space, Dies
Astronaut Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., the first American woman to fly into space, died on July 23, 2012, at her …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 3
In the first and second parts of this series, we described the strike package of fighters and supporting aircraft making …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 2
In the first part of this series, we described the strike package of fighters and supporting aircraft making the first …