F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Monessa Balzhiser, whose call sign is "Siren," explained to Business Insider the surprises of moving from one aircraft to the ...
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Show Of Force: America’s F-22s Are Going On Parade
The United States Air Force carried out its first “elephant walk” of 2025 at Langley Air Force Base (AFB) in Virginia last month. The surge exercise on January 31 included aircraft from the 1st ...
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Video: ‘Beast mode’ of China’s Mach 2-speeding fighter jet could worry US, allies
The J-20 stealth fighter from China has appeared in a new video in the ‘beast mode’ carrying more missiles than its earlier known capability. ‘Beast mode’ in a fighter jet refers to the capability of ...
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USAF F-22 Raptors Get $270 Million Infrared Sensor Upgrade
Isn't there more to the story? Of course. F-22 getting more than one TacIRST per Raptor It appears by reviewing multiple reports that the F-22 Raptors will get more than one TacIRST installed ...
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F-35 makes history: First-ever dual drop of 500-lb GBU-54 laser-guided bomb
In a groundbreaking achievement, the United Operational Test Team has successfully completed the first-ever dual, external release of the GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) from an F-35 ...
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An Unprecedented 22 Percent Drop in Drug Deaths Does Not Mean Prohibition Is Finally Working
That unprecedented drop is more than twice as big as the already remarkable decrease indicated by earlier estimates last fall, and it should give pause to anyone who thinks interdiction of the ...
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The F-22 Raptor Still Has No Aerial Kills—But It’s Practicing on Missiles
In August, F-22 Raptor fighter jets from the 90th Fighter Squadrons deployed to the Middle East to counter the threat of Iranian drones and missiles. Only hours after they had touched down in the ...
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Lockheed Secures a Contract to Modernize F-22 Raptor Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT recently clinched a deal worth $270 million to integrate a system of next-generation infrared defensive sensors on the F-22 Raptor military aircraft. The award has been ...
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Ford Ranger Raptor dimensions (2019-2022)
The Ford Ranger Raptor is more of a lifestyle leisure vehicle than a working pickup - it doesn't even qualify for light commercial vehicle tax rates - but it's stiill got a large load bed area and ...
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Lockheed Martin Will Integrate Next-Generation Infrared Defensive Sensors on F-22 Raptor
Two years after the upgrades were announced, we might have gotten, earlier in 2024, the first glimpse of the new stealthy external fuel tanks being developed for the F-22 Raptor. The aircraft was ...
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USAF enhances F-22 Raptors with advanced threat-detection tech to boost lethality
Lockheed Martin, a leader in aerospace and defense, has announced that it has been awarded a substantial $270 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to enhance the F-22 Raptor’s capabilities ...