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America's B-52 will likely fly for more than 100 years before it retires, but it was actually designed in a hotel room over 48 hours.

It might be a bit old, but it's good enough for America's overstretched Air Force. 

The former is the airplane that in many ways defined what a Fourth Generation fighter can do.

Inside America's F-15 Eagle: One of the Deadliest Fighter Jets Ever The USAF bought its last F-15 in 2001, but foreign sales have kept Boeing’s production line humming since. Here's What You Need to Know: This jet might be old, but it can still kill. For nearly three decades, the F-15 Eagle fighter was considered the undisputed king of the skies. Until the debut of its replacement, the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 was the U.S. Air Force’s frontline air superiority fighter. Even today, a modernized Eagle is still considered a formidable opponent, and manufacturer Boeing has proposed updated vers...

National Interest’s Dave Majumdar has written an  excellent analysis of how the two aircraft would fare in aerial clash. He concluded that regardless of their differences, the two aircraft were more or less closely matched. As a result, supporting assets and pilot skill are more likely to determine the outcomes of an engagement between the two rather than any technological gap. Here, I’d like to break down the strengths and weaknesses of the two aircraft, and how those will inform their ability to perform various mission. Sensors and Stealth The Su-35S has a powerful Irbis-E passive el...