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F-111 Aardvark: A Warplane Built to Destroy Anything on the Ground
The F-111 Goes to War The F-111’s initial deployment went poorly; the jet was delivered with a lurking, undetected problem.
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F-111 Aardvark Was Sort of Like a Mini-Bomber That Could Strike Anything
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a multi-role aircraft designed to meet the U.S. Department of Defense's need for a ...
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F-111 Aardvark: The U.S. Air Force's Strike Anything Bomber
The F-111 remains a legendary platform remembered by aviation enthusiasts and military experts. F-111 Aardvark: The Cold War's Multirole Game Changer During the Cold War, the introduction of the ...
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Why The Military Has Retired The F-111 Aardvark
The General Dynamics' F-111 Aardvark, also known as "Pig," is one of the most effective military jets ever created. The F-111 was retired by the U.S. Air Force in 1998. The F-111 was created in ...
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A-12 Avenger II: The Navy's $5 Billion 'Flying Dorito' Stealth Bomber Was a Dud
The A-12’s collapse resulted in legal battles, with contractors eventually winning back $2 billion. The program remains a ...
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Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM
JDAM is a joint U.S. Air Force and Department of Navy program ... the 1,000-pound BLU-110/MK 83 or the 500-pound BLU-111/MK 82 warhead as the payload. JDAM enables employment of accurate air ...
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USS Lincoln’s Carrier Air Wing Trains as Joint Force with New Simulators at Sea
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, which employs more than 17,000 military ... (DDG-111) and USS O’Kane (DDG-77). USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), equipped with F-35C and F/A-18 ...
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Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Paratroopers from the Dutch Air Mobile Brigade and 12 other NATO nations took part in jumps watched by WWII veterans and ...
111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’
The signatories of a letter endorsing the Democratic vice president included former members of Congress, defense secretaries, ...
Defense spending bills see another surge in unrequested items
House and Senate appropriators want $38 billion in fiscal 2025 defense spending that the White House didn't request.
Italian army will guard a hospital after attacks on medical workers
Italy’s army is set to begin guarding medical staff in Calabria starting Monday. The decision follows a series of violent ...
Full List of Republicans Signing Letter for Harris but Not Biden
Ex-Republican members of congress and national security officials, including two former Trump administration officials, have endorsed Kamala Harris in a letter.