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US Air Force gives F-22s a much-needed engine boost to reverse 20-year readiness low
The US Air Force is enhancing F-22 Raptors' engines to improve readiness, addressing a 20-year low in operational ...
AeroTime16h
Pratt & Whitney secures $1.5B contract to sustain F-22 Raptor engines
Pratt & Whitney has secured a $1.5B contract to sustain F119 engines for the USAF F-22 Raptor fleet, aiming to enhance ...
Flightglobal1d
USAF advances sixth-generation engine designs from Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace
The US Air Force has completed a detailed design review of two adaptive-cycle engine designs under the Next Generation ...
New Scientist14d
Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones
Turning old fighter jets into a fine powder and using that to 3D print new components is a more sustainable way to build the ...
The Straits Times21d
Bird feathers, blood found in two engines of Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea: Source
SEOUL – Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea in December 2024, killing 179 people, a person familiar with the probe told ...
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Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
The Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-700 twin-engine jet, manufactured in 2004, can be configured to carry up to 70 passengers. A few minutes before the crash, air traffic controllers directed the jet ...
Sky News Australia23d
US fighter jet crashes over air force base
A F-35 fighter jet has crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Shocking footage shows the jet nose diving over the airbase before it crashes to the ground in a ball of fire.
CBS News24d
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier during historic test flight over Mojave Desert
A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...
Los Angeles Times24d
Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
Overture aims to carry as many as 80 passengers at a speed of Mach 1.7. Rolls-Royce pulled out of plans to make jet engines for the program in 2022, saying the supersonic market wasn’t a priority.
Sky24d
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...
SlashGear24d
17 Best Fighter Jets In The World Today
Named after a gust of wind, the Dassault F-4 Rafale is a French fighter jet designed especially for a high degree of maneuverability. This is a twin-engine multi-role fighter capable of operating ...
Interesting Engineering24d
US advances powerful 6th-gen fighter jet engines for next-gen combat jets
The United States Air Force (USAF) has announced a $7 billion cash injection for its prototype next-generation jet engine program. The next-generation adaptive propulsion (NGAP) program will ...