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US advances powerful 6th-gen fighter jet engines for next-gen combat jets
The USAF has announced a new $7 billion cash injection into its next-generation adaptive propulsion (NGAP) program.
Air Force Officer Sucked Into Fighter Jet Engine in Fatal Accident: Taiwan
According to the Taiwanese air force, the accident occurred in a hangar at Ching Chuan Kang air base, which is shared with ...
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The Little-Known F-16XL Fighter Was Stacked to the Brim with Weapons
Only two F-16XLs were ever made. They entered the Air Force’s Enhanced Tactical Fighter competition to select a replacement ...
Defense News5d
Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine
The Air Force ... engines, which shift to the most efficient thrust configuration for whatever situation a jet is in, to power NGAD. The Pentagon seriously considered upgrading the F-35 Joint ...
Flightglobal5d
US Air Force commits further $5bn to develop sixth-generation engine
The Pentagon is continuing to invest in developing next-generation propulsion technologies, even as the future of a new sixth-generation fighter is in question. The US Air Force (USAF) on 27 ...
US sabotaging India’s Tejas MK1A fighter jet program? Threat for US-made F-16, tension for Pakistan because…
The Tejas MK1A fighter jet, which aligns with India's Make in India initiative, aims to replace the IAF's aging fleet of ...