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5th Gen Fighters
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A USAF Thunderbird F-16 made an emergency landing at Quad-City International Airport, near Moline around 14:22h local time with a minor engine malfunction according to the Quad-City Times.
A former 421st Fighter Squadron commander returned to take command of the 388th Fighter Wing in a ceremony Tuesday in Hangar 37.
Approximately 150 members of the 14th FS together with members of a range of support units drawn from the 35th Fighter Wing prepared to return to Misawa AB today after spending about a month away participating in Northern Edge 2009.
The debate over the F-22 has shown that some have no limit to the amount of ignorance they can acquire. Since there are a large amount of people that can’t explain why they want to cancel it or keep it going, finding true clarity is a challenge.
On June 26, 2009, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, announced the proposed force structure realignment for Fiscal Year 2010. The realignment is an attempt to provide the Air Force a way to use current resources to complete its mission ... to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.
The prospect of an export version of the F-22 Raptor fighter moved a step closer last week as House lawmakers discussed the possibility of selling the advanced fighter overseas.
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Willie, how long can you tread water?
-- CDR Randy Duke Cunningham, after his and Willie's F-4 took a missile hit over NVN and he dashed for the coast.
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Today in History
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The F-16 Viper Forum
The F-22 and F-35 Forum
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USAF F-16A block 5 #78-0058 of the 107th FS seen at Selfridge ANGB, Michigan. This F-16 was put on display at Arcadia, Wisconsin in December of 1998.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it successfully demonstrated key electronic protection capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II's AN/APG-81 radar during the recent Northern Edge 2009 (NE09) joint military exercise.
Australian Defence has released their Defence Capability Plan today. In it is confirmation that the F-35 is written into the acquisition roadmap for major weapons purchases.
The White House threatened yesterday that it might veto the 2010 defence bill to fund the F-35 alternative engine program.
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