See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
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US Air Force builds $80M F-35A for just $6M by merging parts from two crashed jets
In a notable achievement, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing have successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II aircraft, ...
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Show Of Force: America’s F-22s Are Going On Parade
Less than six months later, in September 2024, twenty-four F-22s from the U.S. Air Force's 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group participated in a mass formation taxi during the Polar Force exercise at ...
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USAF’s 8th Fighter Wing F-16s Execute First Agile Combat Employment in South Korea
Beverly Pack 25-1 tested the Wolf Pack’s ability to deploy Airmen, equipment, and aircraft to a simulated forward operating ...
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US Air Force F-15E strike fighters are rocking new electronic warfare tech meant to make them harder to kill
acts as a powerful force multiplier, transforming our operations and amplifying the 48th Fighter Wing's impact in the battlespace." The US Air Force had been looking at ways to improve the ...
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US Air Force uses damaged aircraft to restore F-35 to combat-ready status
Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.
Upcoming large-scale U.S. Air Force training could fly over Fresno
Some residents in Fresno and Clovis may notice more noise overhead this week. The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center is conducting ...
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Franken-Plane: The U.S. Air Force Just Merged Two Damaged F-35s Into One Functional One
Like the fictional Frankenstein's work, it took some creativity to transform the two damaged F-35 Lightning IIs into a single and operational fighter.
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L3Harris’s Viper Shield EW suite completes first flight
L3Harris Technologies' Viper Shield electronic warfare suite has completed its first flight aboard a USAF single seat Block ...
HRS: Air dominance drill by first fighter wing
Air Force and Air National Guard Fighter Units worked to integrate their tactics in realistic, replicated battle scenarios.
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US Air Force Completes First Flight of L3Harris Viper Shield Electronic Warfare System
Anthony Pipe, F-16 Experimental Test Pilot, U.S. Air Force. “The EW advancements this ... and validate the EW system on the ground prepared us for Viper Shield’s successful first flight ...