F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
The DOD plans to use the F-35, its "most ambitious and costly weapon system," through 2088, with projections of over $1.7 ...
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Solution To F-22’s Problem: Ancient Chinese Silk Weaving
One of the most advanced fighter jets in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal faces an engineering problem which an ancient Chinese ...
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How China is solving F-22’s stealth coating cracks with 3,000-year-old silk weaving tech
While US stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor grapple with delaminating radar-absorbent coatings – a vulnerability likened ...
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Somehow, The F-35 Lighting II is Getting Even Better
The legendary F-35 Lighting II is in line to receive a propeller for greater air-to-air refueling capabilities. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II continues to be touted as the most capable ...