If the Navy had embraced this brilliant plane, it is unlikely that the Obama administration would have been able to cut the ...

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In 1965, the USAF initiated the Fighter Experimental (FX) program to replace the venerable F-4 Phantom; the F-15 Eagle’s ...

The F-35 has its fair share of critics and proponents. There seems to be no middle ground; people either love it (the pilots) ...

According to the 2025 World Air Forces directory — a database that tracks the military aircraft fleets across the globe — there are 161 nations that operate military aircrafts. When it ...

Navy officials had previously said that a contract could be awarded for the F/A-XX later this year. Reuters has reported that the United States Navy is dropping aerospace and defense giant ...

Donald Trump announced the award of the NGAD fighter contract in a White House press briefing. Credit: Chip Somodevilla via Shutterstock The storied history of US air combat platforms runs the gamut ...

After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now was there at Naval Air Station ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It's been called "the coolest plane ever built," immortalized in "Top Gun." After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now ...

Iran has a history behind its use of the F-14 Tomcat fighter, but its fleet of the jets have led to some friction over time ...

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