No One Believed That US Build New Super F-22 Raptor

No One Believed That US Build New Super F-22 Raptor.

The U.S Air Force has two air superiority fighters in their stable in the F-22 Raptor and F-15 Eagle, but when looking to bolster the fleet with purchases of a new (old) jet for the job, it was the Eagle, not the famed Raptor, to get a second lease on life. That really begs the question: if America can buy new F-15s, a design that’s nearly 50 years old, why isn’t it looking to build new F-22s instead?

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Here's Why US Navy's Nimitz-Class Carrier is Unstoppable

 USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, "aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered", but she was later redesignated as CVN-68, "aircraft carrier, multi-mission, nuclear-powered", on 30 June 1975, as part of a fleet-wide realignment that year.

The ship was named after World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. Nimitz, USN, (1885–1966), who was the Navy's third fleet admiral. Nimitz had her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Naval Station Bremerton in Washington (now part of Naval Base Kitsap). Following her Refueling and Complex Overhaul in 2001, her home port was changed to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego County, California. The home port of Nimitz was again moved to Naval Station Everett in Washington in 2012.

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The Untold Story Of How An F-35 & F-16 Waged A Mock Dogfight

The Untold Story Of How An F-35 & F-16 Waged A Mock Dogfight. How An F-35 & F-16 Waged A Mock Dogfight?. The aviation world and the U.S. defense industry were shocked when an old F-16 fighter shot down in mock combat a brand new F-35.

At a time when the F-35 was bringing up problem after problem, the results of the dogfight alarmed the Pentagon.

A Sluggish Aircraft.

An Unfair Dogfight.

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Why the Pentagon Is Equipping the F-35 With a Thermonuclear Bomb

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The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is nearly ready to take on a new mission, that of a nuclear-capable bomber.

The Air Force has completed the flight testing to ensure the F-35A can safely—and reliably—drop the B61-12 thermonuclear bomb. The combination of crewed aircraft and nuclear bomb will ensure the U.S. government would have options in the event of a crisis, including one where a nuclear bomb could be literally recalled at the last second.

Nuclear weapons are divided into two categories: strategic and tactical. The two main differences between the two types are explosive yield and range. Tactical nuclear weapons typically range from about .3 kilotons.

Strategic nuclear weapons are in an entirely different class altogether. The yield of strategic nukes can range from 100 kilotons to well into the megaton range, with the U.S. military’s largest weapon having a yield of 1.3 megatons (the equivalent of 1,200,000 tons of TNT). Tactical nuclear weapons are generally shorter range weapons with ranges of 500 miles or less, while strategic nuclear weapons are designed to cross entire oceans to strike targets on the other side of the planet.

Finally: B-21 Raider Could Become a Drone Mothership

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The new B-21 Raider could do more than just drop bombs—it could become a mothership for drones, guiding them on complex missions through enemy territory.

The Air Force plans to buy at least 100 new stealth bombers and has made noise that it would really like up to 220. The B-21 will replace the B-1B Lancer and B-2A Spirit bombers in the conventional and nuclear bomber missions.

After Upgrade: US Air Force New F-15 Can Jam Enemy Radars

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 The U.S. Air Force is moving quickly to prove its new F-15s can jam enemy radars.

The capability is critical. The flying branch could count on a fleet of factory-fresh F-15EXs, packing high-tech Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System jammers, not only to protect themselves—but to protect other fighters, as well.

In a sense, the Boeing-made F-15EX Eagle II might end up being more than just a fighter. It could double as an escort jammer, belatedly replacing the EF-111s that the USAF retired without replacement back in 1998.

The two twin-engine F-15EXs, which belong to the 85th and 40th Test and Evaluation Squadrons at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, last week traveled to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada for realistic tests.

The F-15EXs are spending a week flying mock combat sorties alongside older F-15E Strike Eagle ground-attack fighters and even older F-15C Eagle air-to-air fighters.

No One Wants to Mess with America’s M270 Rocket Launcher

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Rockets have been a staple of land warfare for centuries, but it wasn’t until the latter half of the twentieth century that they became a permanent addition to the U.S. Army’s arsenal. Ironically, the Army’s program to develop multiple battlefield rocket artillery to fight the Soviet Army drew inspiration for its rockets from Moscow’s wartime “Katyusha” multi-tube rocket launchers.