Share this story On the afternoon of March 5, 1936, Captain Joseph “Mutt” Summers climbed into the cockpit of a prototype designated K5054 at Eastleigh Aerodrome near Southampton. Eight minutes later, he landed, climbed out, and reportedly said:...
Share this story The United States Space Force is six years old, has fewer personnel than the New York City Police Department, and just asked Congress for $71 billion. If approved, the 2027 budget request would nearly double the service’s funding in a single...
Share this story Palmer Luckey sold virtual reality headsets to Facebook for two billion dollars, then used the proceeds to build a defence company that makes autonomous weapons. Now that company — Anduril Industries — is quietly hiring engineers to design missiles...
Share this story The HH-60W Jolly Green II flew into Iran on April 2 to rescue the crew of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle. It found the pilot, pulled him aboard, and took hits from small arms fire on the way out — wounding crew members but staying airborne. The...
Share this story Belgium has an unconventional taste in special operations aircraft. While most NATO allies shop for modified business jets or purpose-built gunships, Brussels just placed an order for five Cessna 408 SkyCouriers — a twin-turboprop designed to haul...
Share this story At 26,000 feet over the Pacific, a Chilean Air Force KC-135E extended its boom toward a pair of American fighters that no South American nation has ever operated. Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, locked...
Quick Facts PilotColonel Chuck Yeager, USAF — the first human to break the sound barrier (1947) AircraftLockheed NF-104A Aerospace Trainer — an F-104 Starfighter modified with a 6,000-lb thrust Rocketdyne AR2-3 rocket motor DateDecember 10, 1963 Peak Altitude108,700...
Quick Facts AircraftMesserschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (“Swallow”) — the world’s first operational jet fighter First FlightJuly 18, 1942 (jet-only power); entered service April 1944 Top Speed870 km/h (540 mph) — roughly 150 km/h faster than any Allied...
Informazioni rapide Velivolo selezionato Pilatus PC-24 “Super Versatile Jet” — jet leggero bimotore costruito a Stans, Svizzera Sostituisce la flotta spagnola di aerei da collegamento e trasporto Cessna Citation Operatori Forza aerea e spaziale spagnola (Ejército del Aire y del...
Programma di analisi rapida Standoff Attack Weapon (SoAW) — un nuovo missile da crociera lanciato dall'aria progettato per essere economico e per la produzione di massa Obiettivo di impiego 2030–2033 Giornata dell'industria 17 giugno 2026 — Base aerea di Eglin, Florida Gestito da Air Force Life Cycle Management Center...
Dati rapidi Velivolo KAI KF-21 Boramae (“Giovane Falco”) — Il primo caccia di generazione 4.5 indigeno della Corea del Sud Trasferimento Prototipo n. 5, del valore di 350 miliardi di won ($260 milioni), da spedire in Indonesia Pacchetto totale 600 miliardi di won ($445 milioni) —...
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