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B-1B Lancer Bomber: How Fast Can It Fly?
With the B-1B's phase-out, the U.S. will lose its sole supersonic ... an F101 derivative that powers fighter jets like the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-14 Tomcat. The F-101 was also the starting point for ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Beat 4,000 Missiles (But What About the F-14 Tomcat?)
the Navy’s famed F-14 Tomcat of Top Gun fame was actually better equipped for these sorts of high-speed intercepts. While the Eagle’s AN/APG-63 was a highly capable radar, it fell well short of the ...
Explained: The Difference Between X-32 And F-35 Vertical Lift Systems
Boeing's X-32 used an updated Harrier lifting design, while Lockheed Martin went for an all-new system requiring '17 Miracles.' ...
Is The US Better At Designing And Building Fighter Jets Than Europe?
The enormous continual investment year after year into maturing US fighter jets is an insurmountable advantage over Europeans.