A model of Boeing’s Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile concept – Credits: JOSEPH TREVITHICK The Boeing Company unveils a new long-range, two-stage air-to-air missile, unlike conventional single-stage ones. The concept for the long-range air-to-air missile (LRAAM) was presented at the annual Air, Space, and Cyber Conference of the U.S.-based Air Force Association. …
Read More »Video Shows Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA Fighter Jet Painted In Custom Livery
Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA Fighter Jet Painted In Custom Livery – Credits: Boeing Defense Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF)’s first Boeing F-15QA fighter jet got painted in its custom dual-tone livery, Boeing said in a statement. The F-15QA aircraft, as well as the paint scheme, were specifically designed for …
Read More »Boeing Rolls Out First F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet Fighter Jet
Credits: Boeing Defense on 8 May, U.S. aerospace giant Boeing announced that first F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet test jet has rolled out of final assembly. The U.S. Navy recently took delivery of the final Boeing F/A-18 Block II Super Hornet fighter aircraft, closing out a run of 322 one-seater …
Read More »Boeing Rolls Out Royal Australian Air Force First ‘Loyal Wingman’ Combat Drone
Boeing rolled out the first Airpower Teaming System unmanned aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force on May 5, 2020. (Boeing) Boeing rolls out the first “Loyal Wingman” drone for the Royal Australian Air Force during putting the RAAF high on the list of countries experimenting with autonomous aircraft. “This …
Read More »Boeing Likely To Offer F-15EX Fighter Jets To Indian Air Force
At first glance, this F-15 may look like any other example of the venerable McDonnell Douglas design, but it’s actually an F-15EX, with advanced multi-role equipment and capabilities. US defence major Boeing is considering offering its F-15EX fighter jets to the Indian Air Force and has sought a licence from …
Read More »U.S. Air Force New T-7A Red Hawk Aircraft Successfully Completed High Speed Low Altitude Testing
Boeing’s defense unit has announced that U.S. Air Force’s newest trainer aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, successfully completed high-speed low altitude testing. “Our test aircraft successfully completed high-speed low altitude testing, reaching 560 mph/901 kph at just 150 feet/45.7 meters off the ground,” the Boeing reported on 15 October. Boeing …
Read More »Boeing Releases Concept Video Of Newest F-15EX Advanced Eagle Fighter Jet
Boeing has released the concept video of its new F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighter aircraft commonly known as Strike Eagle on Steroids. Boeing posted a short promo video of a new fighter jet on social media pointing that new combat aircraft will be equipped with the World’s fastest computer, Fly-by-wire controls, …
Read More »U.S. Air Force New trainer aircraft completed its first EMD flight trials
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed that the newest T-X trainer aircraft, developed in collaboration with Saab, completed its first flight under the engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) program. The first EMD sortie, which was announced by the company on 1 July, involved Boeing T-X (BTX) aircraft N381TX flying out …
Read More »Boeing unveils its Mach 5+ ‘Son of Blackbird’ conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird
On Jan 11, 2018, Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a new hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech forum in Orlando. This ‘Son of Blackbird’ could become a high-speed strike and reconnaissance aircraft in the warfare of the future, travelling …
Read More »Why Countries are Still buying a Nearly five decades old F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet
F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet First flown in 1972 – back, when the Vietnam War was still raging the “Eagle”, had lately seemed too old, too last-century, to compete for sales against modern counterparts, notably the Lockheed Martin F-35. Boeing warned on several occasions that its assembly line for the type …
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