Navy F-16 Operations At NAS Fallon, Nevada
15 November 2006
The US Navy has been flying F-16s at NAS Fallon, Nevada, since early 2002 when the first of fourteen F-16s arrived.
F-35 AA-1 Debuts
15 September 2006
The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter met the world to fanfare worthy of a rock star as more than 1,300 employees, dignitaries, partners, and guests witnessed the unveiling at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, on 7 July 2006.
F-22 Design Evolution, Part 2
15 August 1998
Every one of the designs proposed by the three teaming companies had its share of problems and advantages. As the official starting point, however, Lockheed’s design was open to the most scrutiny and criticism.
F-22 Design Evolution, Part I
15 May 1998
The official beginning of the ATF program usually traces to 1981 when USAF Aeronautical Systems Division, or ASD, released a request for information for concepts for an advanced tactical fighter. The term advanced tactical fighter and its abbreviation, ATF, however, appeared in a general operational requirements document issued to contractors by the Advanced Planning Branch of ASD almost ten years earlier in 1972.
