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NFL hopefuls connect with military roots in visit to the 128th Air Refueling Wing: ‘I never want to forget where I came from’
USAA brought two NFL Draft prospects and their military veteran fathers for a day-in-the-life experience at General Mitchell ...
Why Did The USAF Discontinue The B-58 Hustler Jet Bomber Without A Replacement?
The B-58 Hustler was well named: it could hit Mach 2, the first bomber to go so fast. So why did the Air Force dump it ...
The National Interest12h
The F-4 Phantom II Has History’s Only Supersonic Air-to-Air Gun Kill
The only confirmed supersonic air-to-air gun kill is credited to a hotshot U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II pilot named Maj. Phil “Hands” Handley.
FLYING Magazine on MSN12h
Boeing, Honeywell Autonomy Partner to Enhance Marines' Tactical Resupply
Near Earth Autonomy is enlisted by prime contractor Survice Engineering to supply miniaturized autonomous flight systems for ...
The Aviationist15h
Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel
On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially ...
Naval Technology on MSN15h
Near Earth’s Firefly system to support USMC Tactical Resupply programme
Near Earth Autonomy has been awarded a $790k contract to provide its Firefly miniaturised autonomy system for the US Marine ...
The National Interest16h
The F-106 Delta Dart Was America’s Last Air Superiority Fighter Jet
The F-106 performed well, with Mach 2.3 speed, a 57,000-foot service ceiling, and a 29,000-foot per minute climbing rate. Yet ...