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The article highlights the return of a retired B-1B Lancer, dubbed "Lancelot," to the Air Force's bomber fleet after being stored in the desert. Topics discussed include the aircraft's retrieval from the Boneyard, its refurbishment process, and upcoming maintenance at Tinker AFB, emphasizing the challenges and efforts involved in bringing it back to service.

The article focuses on U.S. Twentieth Air Force had destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs on August 6 and 9, immediately followed by the Soviets' declaration of war and invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria. It mentions Curtis LeMay's powerful XXI Bomber Command launched 750 B-29s from the Mariana Islands. It also mentions U.S. State Department declared that, despite the unconditional surrender dictate from Potsdam.

The article focuses on the progress of the Air Force's next stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, as it conducts engine runs and remains on track for its first flight later this year.

The author argues whether the escort fighters provided defensive advantages in the course of their duties or whether they were actually offensive weapons in eliminating enemy forces. Topics discussed include Army's Air Corps' heavy bombers that could outfly the fighters that might be launched to stop them in 1930s; ways in which Bomber formations enhanced the effectiveness of the guns; and use of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress planes.

The article focuses on the decision of U.S. President Jimmy Carter to turn down the request of the Air Force to have 244 units of B-1 bombers. It states that the decision is based on Carter's view that the B-1s are not necessary and are too expensive, and will just be replaced with 330 units of B-52 bombers. It mentions that the decision is being supported by Iowa Democrat John Culver, saying that Carter's effort is the most constructive decision in terms of the military spending in the U.S. It says that compared to the B-1s, the B-52s will give the U.S. a 20% lesser cost and same capacity of air defenses against Soviet Union. It adds that the European allies of the U.S. also agreed with Carter's decision because they considered the B-1s to have less air defense than the B-52s

Focuses on the military policy of the U.S. towards the Soviet Union. Features of the report "Survival in the Air Age," released by U.S. President Harry S. Truman's Air Policy Commission; Need for rearmament stressed by Truman; Significance of the air force and of atomic power in fighting a war; Demand of huge financial support for the aircraft industry by the commission in the report; Appointment of a Finletter commission to study air policy for giving practical guidance on the importance of air power; Increase in Air Force appropriations; Assumptions made in increasing Air Force appropriations; Strategies made by the Air Force to fight against the Soviet Union; Development of air bombers to target industrial centers of the Soviet Union from military bases in Alaska; Development of an anti-atomic air force to fight against atomic war with the Soviet Union; Arguments presented by the commission against the national ownership of the aircraft industry.

Byline: Garrett Reim The US Defense Logistics Agency is researching ways to set up a performance-based logistics contract for the US Air Force Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II to reduce the [...]

The article talks about the crash of the B–17G Flying Fortress strategic bomber with serial number L 43-38856M in the history of the Isle of Man. It mentions that the B–17G, 43-38856, that was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on September, 30, 1944, flew from Lincoln, Nebraska in the fall of 1944 and would arrive at Ridgewell in October of that year.

All the best photos from the static and flying display at the Singapore air show 2020 Full screen in popup Previous Next Bayi Aerobatics TeamSource: BillyPix Dassault Falcon 2000EXSource: Max [...]

Byline: Garrett Reim The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has 873 unresolved deficiencies and new problems are being discovered regularly, making reducing the number of issues with the aircraft difficult. [...]

Byline: GARRETT REIM US Air Force The US Air Force (USAF) is requesting information on potential modifications to the Northrop Grumman Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER), to make the [...]

Byline: Garrett Reim Lockheed Martin delivered 134 examples of its F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter in 2019 to the US military services, international development partners and Foreign Military Sales customers. [...]

Byline: Staff Writers Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 13, 2019, 2019 The U.S. Air Force's F-35 Lightning II multirole combat aircraft is in line to receive next-level target identification, tracking, and [...]

Byline: GARRETT REIM Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have agreed to a $34 billion production contract for 478 examples of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. As [...]

Byline: Garrett Reim The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter's mission capability rate was hurt due to difficulty Lockheed Martin and its suppliers had producing spare parts, an issue [...]

Byline: Garrett Reim Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office agreed to a $34 billion production contract for 478 examples of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. Lockheed Martin [...]

Byline: Garrett Reim The US Navy's (USN) Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler have surpassed an 80% mission capability rate, complying with a directive set by former defense secretary [...]

Presents observations from John Robinson, a pilot with the 344th Bomb Group, about the invasion of Normandy on D-day on June 6, 1944. His role in flying B-26 Marauders in order to bomb the Germans; Memories of the activities in the briefing room before invasion; His recollections of dropping bombs along the French coast and specifically at Utah Beach.

THE ABBOTSFORD INTERNATIONAL Air Show in British Columbia was a fitting backdrop for the ongoing rivalry between the Super Hornet and the F-35 in the quest to provide the Royal [...]

Byline: Garrett Reim Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force (USAF) integrated the F-35 Lightning II's target tracking data with the US Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle [...]