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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been widely debated since well before its first flight in 2006. The project has cost over 1 trillion dollars so far and is expected to reach over 1.5 trillion during its lifetime. But an aircraft costing this much money can...
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The American F-35 Lightning II built by Lockheed Martin has been under great debate for over a decade. The development of the second US 5th-generation fighter is currently projected to cost over $1 trillion — yes, with a “t.” It is certainly expensive, but is it worth...
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There are a lot of very capable military forces in the world. One might expect the two largest (in terms of forces, not budget) to share many common features, but that is far from the case. The US and Russian militaries have focused on entirely different priorities...
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USAF and RuAF Fleet strength Let’s start with some heroic (and perhaps slightly biased) videos from both sides. The American video is further down. The US Air Force has been regarded as the world’s supreme air force since the end of the Second World War, but with...
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The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has long been claimed to be the best air superiority fighter ever built, even before it was completed, American officials claimed that with its stealth technology it would outperform any fighter that stood in its way without even being...
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Boeing promotes F-35C Exit Strategy We have repeatedly covered the 5th-generation topic, asking whether these jets will be the last manned fighters before being replaced by UAVs. Articles about the topic can be found here (cost), here (UAVS vs jet fighters) or...
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What does the most expensive in aviation mean? The answer to this question is not simple. In the last one hundred years a countless number of military planes have been developed and each of them required plenty of money, work and sometimes even people’s live. Also, it...
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Stealth fighter jets introduced – New technology means new possibilities. Fifth generation fighters are the most technologically advanced jets ever built. They were designed to operate with the help of digital programs and fly-by-wire to counter the threats they...
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Modernization of European Air Forces Many Air Forces in Europe are currently getting a modern fleet of fighter jets. Mostly 4.5 generation or even 5th generation fighter jets are being bought at the moment. This is the fighter aircraft shopping list of EU countries,...
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What is the common way to classify fighter jets? Categorization of fighter jet generation is a classification used around the world regarding fighter aircraft. Categorization is unofficial and imprecise because there is no authorized classification concept based on...
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5th Generation Shenyang J-31 had its maiden flight on October 31st Photos showing a new Chinese stealth fighter jet during test flights leaked. It seems the maiden flight of the new Shenyang J-31 took place October 31st. Richard Fisher, an expert about Asian military...
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F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor extremely expensive The Economist titled “The last manned fighter” in an article about the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive defense project in history. The wildly over budget Joint Strike...
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