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The F-22 is a multi-role fighter designed with stealth technology to evade enemy radar detection and speeds able to reach Mach 2 with what is called "super-cruise" capability.

The aircraft’s 125-horsepower Shvetsov engine could lift the plane no higher than ten thousand feet and to a maximum speed of around ninety-five miles per hour.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departed on a scheduled deployment with the first Marine Corps unit to fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters embarked aboard the carrier. The Nimitz-class Abraham Lincoln pulled out of its homeport in San Diego, Calif., shortly before 9 a.m. local time. The carrier strike group includes guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay […]

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. 3, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Total U.S. Navy Battle […]

For one reason or another, the world’s militaries like to flex their muscles the most in the closing stages of the year. Americans are no exception, and they’ve been doing this all over the world, with their allies, in the last month of 2021.

The 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit conducted a transfer ceremony transitioning its personnel from civilian contractors to active duty Airmen, Dec. 22.

The F-35 Lightning II is one of the very few fifth-generation fighter aircraft currently in operation. Not only that, but it’s probably the most widespread of this select group that includes just the American F-22 Raptor (no longer in production), the Chinese Chengdu J-20, and the Russian Sukhoi Su-57.

The weapon has so far only been approved for operational use on the F-15, but, according to Raytheon, the favorable test results will lead to its use on other platforms including the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation stealth fighter.

The National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Joe Biden includes money to build an Army Reserve Center in Southfield, and funds to upgrade Michigan National Guard facilities across the state.

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 27, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Total U.S. Navy Battle […]