Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a supersonic twin-engine stealth fighter. Designed as an air superiority fighter it has evolved into a multirole platform, capable of performing both air-to-air and…
After 60 Years, EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane Carries Out Final Mission In 5th Fleet Area Of Operations
The last EP-3E Aries II of VQ-1 "World Watchers" has completed its final operational mission and returned home. On Oct. 29, 2024, after nearly sixty years of service, the EP-3E…
NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Fires Up Engine For The First Time Ahead Of First Flight
X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began testing the engine that will power the…
U.S. Approves $4.92 Billion Sale of E-7 AEW&C Aircraft to South Korea
U.S. State Department greenlights sale of four E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to strengthen South Korea’s air defense. The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to South Korea,…
VX-9 ‘Vampires’ F/A-18F Super Hornet Brandishes Heavy Air-to-Air Loadout During Gray Flag 2024
The heavy loadout, featuring four AIM-174s, three AIM-120s and two AIM-9s, first spotted on "Vandy 1" at the beginning of September, was not a one-off test. In September, we reported…
VAW-123 Retires Its Last E-2C Hawkeye to the ‘Boneyard’
Airborne Command and Control Squadron 123 "Screwtops" have retired the E-2C to continue transition to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. VAW-123 sent two of its four remaining E-2C Hawkeye AEW&C (Airborne…
