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MQ-20 Avenger Under Lightning’s Command and When Gemini IV Learned to Walk in Space
Gemini IV proved that astronauts could operate beyond the spacecraft; the F-35/MQ-20 test suggests fighter pilots may soon operate beyond the cockpit.
14 hrs ago
MQ-25 Stingray Gets the Green Light and Look Back at the Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway showed the power of carrier aviation; the MQ-25 Stingray shows why extending that power still matters today.
Jun 4
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Midweek Sortie 24: HueyCobra—Birth of America’s Attack Helicopter Lineage
Born from the Huey but built to hunt, the AH-1 Cobra forged America’s first dedicated attack helicopter lineage from Vietnam fire support to modern…
Jun 3
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Warthogs Gain Probe and Claws and Remembering the Jolly Green Giant’s Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight
From Jolly Green Giants crossing the Atlantic to A-10s adapting in the Middle East, C-130 tankers prove that endurance often comes from the aircraft…
Jun 2
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May 2026
U.S. Air Force Launched Analysis for the Next B-52 Bomber and the Inauguration of the First Full-Scale Wind Tunnel in Langley
From Langley’s wind tunnel to the B-52 successor study, airpower advances by reducing risk on the ground before committing steel, strategy, and crews to…
May 28
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Midweek Sortie 23: Red Eagles in the Desert—How Secret MiGs Trained America’s Fighter Pilots
After Vietnam exposed deadly gaps in fighter training, America built a secret MiG squadron in the Nevada desert to teach pilots how the enemy truly…
May 27
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APKWS Rockets Tested on MQ-9A Reaper and the Maiden Flight of North American YF-100A Super Sabre
From supersonic fighter-bomber to unmanned counter-drone hunter: airpower keeps adapting platforms to meet the threat of the moment.
May 26
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XRQ-73 SHEPARD Prototype Took Flight and the Birth of the US Marine Corps
From Cunningham’s first Marine aviation duty to DARPA’s XRQ-73, military airpower keeps advancing through risky prototypes that redefine battlefield…
May 21
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Midweek Sortie 22: Engines of Victory: How Navy Engineering Powered America’s World War I Fleet
Before convoys crossed the Atlantic and destroyers hunted U-boats, Navy engineers built the hidden machinery of war: propulsion, radio, repair…
May 20
F-14D Tomcat Might Come Back through the “Maverick Act,” and Memphis Belle completed its 25th combat mission during WWII
From the Memphis Belle to the F-14 Tomcat, some aircraft do more than survive combat — they become legends, museum icons, and movie stars.
May 19
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The Service Life Extension of the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the Cooper’s Faith 7 Mission
From Faith 7’s extended orbit to the A-10’s prolonged service, aerospace endurance proves older machines can still carry vital missions forward.
May 14
Midweek Sortie 21: Voices in the Static—How Aviation Radios Changed the Way Pilots Fight, Fly, and Survive
From crackling radios to encrypted battle networks, aviation communications turned lone pilots into connected warriors—where every voice, signal, and…
May 13
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