united states air force

  1. Grey Havoc

    Today in Aviation History: Captain Richard S. “Steve” Ritchie Becomes the First U.S. Air Force Ace of the Vietnam War

    https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbird-articles/today-in-aviation-history-captain-richard-s-steve-ritchie-becomes-the-first-u-s-air-force-ace-of-the-vietnam-war.html
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    • 1972 cold war fighter ace fighter pilot tactical air command united states united states air force vietnam war
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  2. Grey Havoc

    Family Affordable Mass Missiles

    From the first link in the excerpt:
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2025 cold war ii cruise missile late 2020s subsonic trump administration united states united states air force usaf
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. Tuomasn

    X-30 NASP composite configuration evolution

    Following discussion in the late 1980s whether the National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) program should go for a traditional award to one airframe and propulsion manufacturer to build the actual X-30 test aircraft, or form a team among the remaining companies (McDonnell Douglas, General Dynamics...
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    • 1980s cold war early 1990s nasa single-stage-to-orbit space age space plane spaceplane ssto united states united states air force
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    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  4. quellish

    USAF Low-Cost High-Speed Air-to-Air Missile

    This RFI, along with a bunch of other materials, was put out by AFRL in April/May as AFLCMC-EB-25-RFI01 . The Air Force has since pulled the files from SAM.gov , etc. but oh darn I happened to have the RFI saved.
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    • 2025 air-to-air missile cold war ii cruise missile late 2020s ramjet sierra nevada corporation specter aerospace supersonic united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. Flyaway

    First launch from Cape Canaveral

    The First Cape Launch View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jco8WtwxRo4
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    • cape canaveral cold war nasa space age space race state of florida united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Y

    Sig w/ Warren AFB debacle

    Apparently Sig messed up real bad. Hoping here that some sensible figure leverage on this to push back the whole M7 pony. View: https://x.com/tangopapadelta/status/1947760579202236679 View: https://x.com/HardPass4/status/1948153303772119374
    • yeetmahboi
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    • 2025 air combat command air force global strike command cold war ii francis e. warren air force base m18 modular handgun system modular handgun system pistol sig sauer sig sauer ag united states united states air force
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    • Forum: The Bar
  7. hesham

    World's Fastest Four Engine Piston Powered Aircraft: Republic's XR-12 Rainbow

    Hi, has anyone this book ?,and does it contain a projects ...
    • hesham
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    • 1940s airliner civil aviation cold war early 1950s experimental plane post-world war ii republic aviation corporation strategic air command strategic reconnaissance twentieth air force united states united states air force united states army air corps united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  8. hesham

    The Story of the Atomic Airplane

    A very good site,and my dear PaulMM spoke about it before, https://whatisnuclear.com/the-story-of-the-atomic-airplane.html https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/aircraft-nuclear-propulsion-program-manned-aircraft-progress-report-1956-1958-video.45325/
    • hesham
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    • 1950s 1980s aircraft nuclear propulsion program atomic energy commission cold war early 1960s fairchild aircraft corporation fairchild airplane company late 1940s nasa national advisory committee for aeronautics nuclear energy for the propulsion of aircraft nuclear powered aircraft post-world war ii strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force united states army air forces united states navy
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  9. Dronescapes

    Convair: Engineering the Military and Civil Aviation Future

    Convair: Engineering the Military and Civil Aviation Future
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    • aerospace industry airliner b-58 civil aviation cold war convair f-102 f-106 jet age strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  10. Hull down

    New Air Force and Navy long range strike aircrafts in OBBBA?

  11. bobbymike

    BWB Arsenal Plane / Transport Aircraft as alternative to B-21

    https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/july/case-next-generation-heavy-bomber?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLTWvRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHotLMT_i9jMwbZHJqk57gZUYwX_rYjyERzBKI5Hp9oMEvUj93GvkIKuHtVbz_aem_K2fkdp5_6sDVHy2Wk9nWMw Still think a BWB arsenal plane makes the most sense. Then leverage the design into...
  12. overscan (PaulMM)

    1972 ASD Projects

    June 26 1972 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology is dedicated to ASD and its work.
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    • 1972 aeronautical systems division aerospace defense command air defence aviation week and space technology awacs early 1970s interceptors nuclear powered aircraft rpv stol strategic defence surface-to-air missile united states united states air force v/stol wright air development center
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  13. bobbymike

    Operation Midnight Hammer

    Apparently the US just hit Fordow and two other Iranian nuke sites. Speculation running high MOPs were used.
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    • 2025 air force global strike command cold war ii islamic iranian revolutionary guards islamic republic of iran islamic revolutionary guard corps israel defense forces nuclear battlefield state of israel strategic bomber u.s. cyber command united states united states air force united states navy united states space force
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. Graham1973

    McDonnell Douglas Barbarian launch vehicle

    Hazegrey Art just released another CGI video this time covering a McDD competitor to the Titan 'Barbarian'... View: https://youtu.be/RvO31_Odpyg
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    • cold war heavy lift vehicle launch vehicle mcdonnell douglas nasa post cold war sdi space age space launch system space race strategic defense initiative united states united states air force usa
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  15. hesham

    North American F-108 Rapier

    Hi...
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    • air defence air defense command cold war interceptor north american aviation strategic defence united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  16. Forest Green

    DARPA / General Atomics GHOST Strike-Recon Drone

    https://www.twz.com/air/hybrid-electric-ghost-strike-recon-drone-in-the-works-for-usaf
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    • 2025 cold war ii electric propulsion general atomics general atomics aeronautical systems isr strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. J

    Bell L-39

    Bell L-39 On March 17, 1947, the U.S. Navy cancelled the contract of the STOL flying saucer Chance Vought XF5U-1. The year 1947 was incredibly special. Just five days before the cancellation of the program, the doctrine to contain the Soviet expansion was announced to Congress by President...
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    • 1946 1947 bell aircraft corporation buaer cold war fighter jet age late 1940s national advisory committee for aeronautics post-world war ii research testbed united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  18. Hood

    USAF Hypersonic Bomber

    Was this a genuine design or just something the marketing department dreamt up? (It looks pretty outlandish to me) View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/54514653236/in/album-72177720325013375
  19. alberchico

    Qatari 747-8i as temporary VC-25B replacement

    So a 3rd 747 might be modified to serve as an interim presidential transport until the definitive airframes arrive ? https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/05/01/trump-air-force-one-l3-harris-boeing-delays.html
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    • 2025 boeing cold war ii continuity of government department of defense presidential and executive airlift directorate qatar emiri air force state of qatar transport aircraft trump administration united states united states air force vip transport white house military office
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. boxkite

    The C-5 Galaxy History: Crushing Setbacks, Decisive Achievements (by Roger Launius & B. J. Dvorscak)

    Is anyone familiar with this book on the C-5 Galaxy (ISBN 1681624389) published a good quarter of a century ago? I would be interested in a table of contents. Unfortunately, I can't find the book in any German library.
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    • airborne forces airlifter airmobile cold war lockheed military airlift command north atlantic treaty organisation transport aircraft united states united states air force vietnam war
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
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