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USAF Northrop T-38 Talon crashes at Sheppard AFB

USAF Northrop T-38 Talon crashes at Sheppard AFB

USAF Northrop T-38 Talon crashes at Sheppard AFB. The aircraft impacted airport terrain during a takeoff attempt at Sheppard Air Force Base/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (KSPS), Wichita Falls, Texas.   The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two pilots onboard survived ejection with unspecified injuries.  A T-38C Talon II trainer aircraft …

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Latest Video Shows F-15 Eagle Intercept Russian SU-30 Flankers

Latest Video Shows F-15 Eagle Intercept Russian SU-30 Flankers

Here is a Latest Video Shows F-15 Eagle Intercept Russian SU-30 Flankers U.S. Air Force F-15s jet fighter from RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, intercept two Russian Navy SU-30 Flankers in international airspace near the Baltics, Nov. 23, 2017. The intercept was initiated because the Russian aircraft did not broadcast the appropriate …

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Why the United States doesn’t export the F-22?

This is Why America's Never Exported the Deadly F-22 Raptor

In 1997, the United States government determined that the Raptor, America’s most advanced air superiority fighter, could not be exported to any foreign government, even those of close allies. The unstated reason for this ban was a suspicion that Israel would if it gained access to the F-22, transfer technology …

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How Sixth-Generation Jet Fighters Could Change the Future Air warfare

How Sixth-Generation Jet Fighters Could Change the Future Air warfare

A sixth-generation jet fighter is a conceptualized class of fighter aircraft design that is currently in development. Several countries have announced the development of a sixth-generation aircraft program, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Germany, and France. The Sixth-Generation fighter developers can be divided into two categories: …

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$35,000 Bonuses for Apache Pilot to Reduce Apache Pilot Shortage

$35,000 Bonuses for Apache Pilot to Reduce Apache Pilot Shortage

The head of the Army aviation, today said that the service is about six years away from reversing its shortage of pilots for the AH-64 Apache and other rotary-wing aircraft. “We are short pilots … we are under our authorization for aviators, most predominantly seen in the AH-64 community,” Maj. …

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What if the F-22 Raptor Was Never Built?

What if the F-22 Raptor Was Never Built?

In the early 1980s, Air Force began to pursue the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. Two teams made it to the prototype stage, producing the YF-22 and the YF-23. The YF-22 won the competition and went into production and testing in 1997. The Raptor first entering service in late 2005, and …

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