Why The U.S. Air Force Retired The F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet
The F-15 fighter jet, nicknamed the Eagle, had its first test flight in 1972, and it may soon be retired.
Read MoreThe F-15 fighter jet, nicknamed the Eagle, had its first test flight in 1972, and it may soon be retired.
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Read MoreThe Guppy plane, developed by Aero Spaceline Industries (ASI) in California, entered the picture in 1961/
Read MoreThe stealth of the nearly invisible YF-118G earned it an appropriate name from "Star Trek": the Bird of Prey.
Read MoreThis jet-powered VTOL transport vehicle was the first, and only, of its kind - capable of transporting up to 36 people and 11,000 pounds of cargo.
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Read MoreThe X-47B of the U.S. Navy was a particularly formidable stealth drone, but it's no longer in use by the military.
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Read MoreThe JASDF started work on the Mitsubishi F-X, a sixth generation fighter jet that would be one of the most technologically advanced planes in the air.
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Read MoreThe X-36 was an experimental aircraft designed to find out if planes could be just as maneuverable at a wider range of speed. Here's what happened.
Read MoreNASA broke a long-standing speed record in 2004 with the X43A 'scramjet,' soaring past the likes of the SR-71 Blackbird at over three times its top speed.
Read MoreModern military crafts can approach hostile territory from both land and sea. These are the 10 most impressive amphibious military vehicles of all time.
Read MoreThe McDonnell-Douglas Harrier aircraft was a uniquely versatile jump jet capable of flying (and landing) in previously unorthodox scenarios for jet aircraft.
Read MoreIn the 1970s, Corbin was typically known for outfitting bikes with custom motorcycle seats, but it also developed an insanely fast electric bike at the time.
Read MoreThe XFV-12 concept, in short, was that the one-engine aircraft boasted "thrust-augmented wings."
Read MoreThe KC-135 has been capable of delivering fuel to just about any military aircraft for more than six decades.
Read MoreIn 2020, GM won a $214.3 million contract to develop a new infantry vehicle for the U.S. Army. The ISV has now been approved to go into full production.
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