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How many deaths are worth defeating Kim? Here's What You Need to Remember: Any sort of attack on North Korea would be a gamble with the lives of thousands if not millions of South Korean and Japanese lives. As such, a diplomatic solution is far more preferable to a war than might end poorly. In the event a war were to break out on the Korean peninsula, American airpower would play a key role. Initially, the burden would likely fall to the Pentagon’s fleet of stealth aircraft including the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth b...

China and Russia vs. the B-21 Bomber and F-35 Fighter: Who Wins? The U.S. military believes an aggressive and accelerated effort will be needed to ensure the U.S. Air Force can succeed against enemy Surface to Air Missiles--like those from Russia and China.  Pacific Air Force Commander Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach believes an aggressive and accelerated multi-faceted effort will be needed to ensure the U.S. Air Force can succeed against enemy Surface to Air Missiles.  Speaking to reporters at the 2021 Air Force Association Symposium Wilsbach made a point to emphasize a two-fold approach, meaning...

By   Theresa Hitchens on March 01, 2021 at 1:37 PM Raytheon’s T-6 trainer is used by the Air Force and Navy for basic pilot training. WASHINGTON: CAE’s acquisition of L3Harris’s Military Training unit continues the Canadian firm’s efforts to expand and broaden its US defense portfolio, especially with the Air Force, say company officials and industry analysts. “CAE will be a very good parent, hungry to grow its USAF training portfolio, plus become a larger DoD contractor,” one US market analyst said in an email. “The proposed acquisition represents a significant value creatio...

Hitler's Secret 'Stealth' Jet: The Ho 229 In 2008, Northrop Grumman teamed up with the National Geographic channel to reconstruct a mockup of the Ho 229, which they tested for radar reflection, and then pitted against a simulation of the British Chain Home radar network. Their findings were less than overwhelming—the flying wings would have been detected at a distance 80 percent that of a standard German Bf. 109 fighter. Here's what you need to know: While it may be a stretch to claim that the Ho 229 was intended to be a stealth aircraft, there’s little doubt that it pioneered design f...

The plane bears a strong visual resemblance to its distant cousin, the B-2 Spirit. Here's What You Need to Know: Although the YB-49 never reached full production, experience with the frame helped validate the concept which now dominates international thinking on strategic bomber design. As the United States approached World War II, it enjoyed the luxury of many innovative aircraft companies, and a ton of money to spend.  Part of this bounty went to pursuit aircraft, part to tactical attack planes, and part to long-range bombers. This last generated one of the most interesting failures ever ...