Affectionately known as the “doomsday plane,” the modified Boeing 747 is used to transport the secretary of Defense and is born and bred for battle. It stands nearly six stories tall, is equipped with four colossal engines, and is capable of enduring the immediate aftermath of a nuclear detonation. If …
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An F-16 fighter jet of United States Air Force’s 35th Fighter Wing unintentionally dropped an inert bomb on a pasture five kilometers west out of the Draughon Gunnery Range. The dropped inert bomb which weights 230 kilograms was located in a hole, three meters under the ground. No personal injuries …
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The Leader of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a “dangerous and daring nighttime raid” by U.S. special operations forces in Syria this weekend. The remains of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been buried at sea, according to two US defense officials. President Trump, …
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As we have reported earlier that Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles aircraft supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, carried out an airstrike on Lafarge Cement Factory, to destroy an ammunition cache and prevent it from being seized by Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army. Satellite imagery that The War Zone has exclusively …
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Amid U.S. Military Buildup In The Middle, East U.S. Deploys Tanks, B-1B Bombers & Additional F-15 Fighter Jets. U.S. Air Force Additional F-15 fighters deployment to UAE The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets from the 494th Fighter Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, …
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The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5 feet high (from the ground to the top of the rudders, when parked). Gross takeoff weight is about 140,000 pounds, including a possible …
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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 …
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Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles aircraft supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, carried out an airstrike on Lafarge Cement Factory, to destroy an ammunition cache and prevent it from being seized by Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, or TFSA, that along with the Turkish forces continue to move south with the …
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Ed Cobleigh a fighter pilot with the US Air Force, US Navy, Royal Air Force, Imperial Iranian Air Force, and the French Air Force. He also served as an Air Intelligence Officer working with the CIA, FBI, and M16 on a variety of covert projects. He knows fighter planes, fighter …
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The U.S. Air Force’s new Next-Generation Stealth Bomber, the B-21 Raider, will likely have air-to-air defense capabilities, just like modern fighter jets. In an op-ed for the Air Force Magazine, Pacific Air Forces Director of Air and Cyber Operations Maj. Gen Scott L. Pleus confirmed that next-generation bomber will have new …
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