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Fighter aircraft
A community portal about Fighter aircraft with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to... [more]
A community portal about Fighter aircraft with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and maneuverable. They were developed in response to the fledgling use of aircraft and dirigibles in World War I for reconnaissance and ground attack roles. These early fighters were mostly wooden biplanes with light machine guns. As aerial warfare became increasingly important, so did control of the airspace. By World War II, fighters were predominantly metal monoplanes with wing-mounted cannon. Following the war, turbojets replaced piston engines as the means of propulsion, and missiles augmented or replaced guns. For historical purposes, jet fighters are classified by generation. The generation terminology was initiated by Russian defense parlance in referring to the F-35 Lightning II as a "fifth generation" plane. Years are not exact and intended as a guideline. Modern jet fighters are predominantly powered by one or two turbofan engines, armed primarily with missiles, with a cannon as backup armament, and equipped with a radar as the primary method of target acquisition.
Aircraft programs are bumping up and down as the Pentagon reviews the Air Force’s proposed fiscal 2011 budget before its expected release in February, according to a defense analyst.Air Force spokesman Vincent King would not discuss the 2011 budget until it is presented to Congress.More F-35 Lightning II jets could be set aside for testing and fewer for training and operational squadrons.One proposal for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter would cut...
- Department Focuses on F-35 Costs, Fair Tanker Competition (defenselink.mil)
By Bradley Perrett Japan is risking a rapid loss of fighter engineering skills, an official review of the industry warns, while urging the government to avoid fully importing combat aircraft. Estimates of future engineering effort starkly illustrate an unspoken argument for Japan to buy and develop advanced versions of the Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F-15 or Boeing F/A-18E/F to fill its requirement for 50 fighters. An industrial base is...
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From freerepublic.com
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Russia has started the tests of its futuristic fifth generation stealth fighter jet, a project in which India is also a partner, as it prepares to compete with America's latest F-22 Raptor.
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From planenews.com
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has directed the military to delay the Lockheed Martin F-35 program, cutting planned purchases by 10 aircraft in fiscal 2011 and by a total of 122 through 2015, according to a budget document.
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From journalgazette.net
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Zacks.com submits:
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) will sell 24 F-16 fighter aircraft to Egypt for more than $3.2 billion. The U.S. and Egyptian governments have signed the agreement, which would upgrade Egypt's existing F-16 fleet. Lockheed Martin’s F-16s are powered by the General Electric Company’s (GE) F110-GE-129 engine. The F-16 jet fighter aircraft was originally developed by General Dynamics Corporation (GD) in 1976. However, in...
From seekingalpha.com
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- Lockheed Sells 24 F-16 Fighter Jets to Egypt (search.msn.com)
- Lockheed sells 24 fighter jets to Egypt (southafricanews.net)
- Lockheed Martin Sells F-16 Jets to Egypt (story.chicagochronicle.com)
