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The Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Flexing Its Fighter Muscles

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—born in the 1990s to replace aging F-14s and legacy Hornets—heads for its final production run as ...
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The Air Force’s Mach 2 F-15C/D Fighter Isn’t Going Anywhere

Key Points and Summary – The Air Force will retain select “Platinum” F-15C/Ds for homeland defense even as it fields more ...
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Why the U.S. Navy Finally Said No to the F-14 Tomcat

The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat for five intertwined reasons: crippling upkeep (tens of maintenance hours per flight hour ...
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The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Is Almost Obsolete

Key Points and Summary - Boeing will end F/A-18E/F Super Hornet production in 2027, citing no new export wins, Navy priorities for the sixth-gen F/A-XX, and a shift of St. Louis capacity to MQ-25 and ...
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Why the F-15EX Eagle II Is Poised to Become the Backbone of U.S. Air Defense

Remained the high-speed, high-altitude lord of the skies. The latest Air Force addition, the F-15EX, has been pushed hard. The plane’s design is capable of delivering the heavy load, even the ...

Here’s What The US Air Force Is Doing To Keep The F-22 Dominant Before The F-47 Arrives

T he US Air Force is moving to keep its F-22 Raptor stealth fighters competitive for another decade. In its latest Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the service requested $90.34 million fo ...