US Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (Grim Reapers) 48th Fighter Wing lights the afterburner for take-off RAF Lakenheath.…
Many experts during the Cold War thought the Soviet-designed MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 4th Generation fighter jet should've been the rough equal of the U.S. Air Force McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in air-to-air combat.
The USAF will no longer buy the weapon but they will complete the testing. The US Air Force has announced that they will no longer use Lockheed Martin's Air-Launched Rapid Reaction Weapon (ARRW) or 'Arrow', according to Interesting Engineering.
The US Army completed its largest helicopter purchase deal with Textron Bell's V-280 Valor. The US Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program has chosen Textron's Bell to develop the aircraft, marking the largest helicopter purchase the army has made in the last 40 years, according to Defense News.
The hypersonic missile will be a game-changer for the US Air Force. The US' Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is now moving forward with the development of the first hypersonic weapon for the Air Force.