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Boeing Spirit AeroSystems Deal Leaves Some Space & Defense Suppliers In Limbo

Boeing has emphasized that it would attempt to ensure continuity of Spirit AeroSystems’ defense and space work and programs.

The Adir and Super Flanker share the same last two digits. But how else do the Israeli-American and Russian jet fighters compare & contrast?

5th Generation stealth fighters are all the rage nowadays, but the 4th Generation F-15 Eagle still soldiers on.

Though bigger and faster military cargo planes have come, the C-130 keeps soldiering, and its features still make the ‘Herc’ an asset for the USAF.

The B-52 has been the mainstay US strategic bomber for seven decades. A major reason for its staying power has been its versatility.

The YF-23 had the support of no less than Chuck Yeager. So how did the YF-22 win the DOD contract?

Current estimates project a cost of $300 million per fighter.

Russia isn’t the only supplier for the Indian Air Force. The transition from the French-made Mirage to the homegrown Tejas is currently underway.

Given how Russia uses its air force, it is unlikely that a MiG-29 will be involved in a dogfight with an F-16 in Ukraine.

6 years before the American Bell X-1 broke the sound barrier, another rocket plane held the speed title: Nazi Germany’s Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet.