Inside the mile-long factory line where America's F-35 stealth fighter jets are made
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II hit full-rate production last year. Today, over 150 fighter jets are being made annually.
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Imperial Japan’s Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Was No Match for the Flying Tigers
The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one thinks of Imperial Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the legendary ...
The Gloster Meteor: The RAF's 1st Fighter Jet
The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...
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6 Of The Fastest World War II Fighters, Ranked By Top Speed
War, what is it good for? This is a question with very few reasonable answers. However, war is undeniably a driver of technological advancement: The rapid evolution of combat planes during WWII is ...
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Russian military planes detected flying near Alaska yet again, NORAD says
Last September, NORAD posted a dramatic video of a Russian fighter jet flying close to a NORAD aircraft off the coast of Alaska. At the time, a U.S. general said "the conduct of one Russian Su-35 ...
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The WWII Fighter Ace and Medal of Honor Recipient Who Helped Give America the Super Bowl
As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...
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World War II
When one thinks of Imperial Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the... After France fell, the Blenheims were tasked with day and night attacks against Nazi-occupied ports and installations.