aircraft b-52 Military Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider United States United States Air Force The $14 Million Nuclear Missile Quietly Linking America’s 70-Year-Old B-52 To The Brand-New B-21 Raider Guest authors July 20, 2026 0 The B-52J and B-21 are to be linked by the next-generation stealthy nuclear cruise missile currently under development by the Air Force.
aircraft Airlines fighter jets Pilots United States Air Force Here’s How Much US Air Force Fighter Jet Pilots Make In A Year Guest authors July 14, 2026 0 US Air Force pilots’ base salary starts at around $50,000 and then triples with experience and service. Bonuses significantly increase the total.
aircraft F-35 United States Air Force The US Air Force Just 3D-Printed Its Own F-35 Parts & Didn’t Mention Lockheed Martin Once Guest authors July 5, 2026 0 The USAF is looking to 3D printing to work around a parts shortage attributed to Lockheed’s vendor lock over the F-35 that the US military resents.
aircraft F-35 United States Air Force The US Air Force Just 3D-Printed Its Own F-35 Parts & Didn’t Mention Lockheed Martin Once Guest authors July 5, 2026 0 The USAF is looking to 3D printing to work around a parts shortage attributed to Lockheed’s vendor lock over the F-35 that the US military resents.
aircraft History Military SR-71 United States United States Air Force What SR-71 Blackbird Pilots Had To Do Before Missions That Most Other Pilots In History Have Never Done Guest authors July 2, 2026 0 The SR-71 was one of the most extreme airplanes ever built and forced pilots to often train and prepare more like astronauts than typical pilots.
aircraft Boeing Military north america United States United States Air Force The $2 Billion Headache: Why Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk Is Under Fire Guest authors July 2, 2026 0 The aircraft program is being targeted by critics.
aircraft F-22 Raptor fighter jets Military United States United States Air Force Why The F-22 Raptor’s Square Engine Nozzles Have Never Been Copied In 20 Years Guest authors July 2, 2026 0 In 2025, the second J-36 demonstrator was seen featuring what appears to be a return to the F-22’s previously unique rectangular exhaust nozzles.
aircraft fighter jets United States Air Force Why The US Is One Of The Only Countries That Can Build A 6th-Generation Fighter Alone Guest authors July 1, 2026 0 US and China are perhaps the only countries with the industrial base and funding to feasibly go it alone and develop a fullyfledged 6th-gen fighter.
aircraft Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider refueling Stealth Bomber Tanker United States United States Air Force The 65-Year-Old KC-135 Will Refuel America’s B-21 Stealth Bomber Into The 2040s Guest authors June 28, 2026 0 Why the incoming B-21 bomber will rely on both the KC-135 and KC-46 and continue to rely on them after NGAS eventually enters service.
aircraft Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider refueling Stealth Bomber Tanker United States United States Air Force The 65-Year-Old KC-135 Will Refuel America’s B-21 Stealth Bomber Into The 2040s Guest authors June 28, 2026 0 Why the incoming B-21 bomber will rely on both the KC-135 and KC-46 and continue to rely on them after NGAS eventually enters service.