The National Interest6d
A Viper Shield Will Keep the F-16 Fighting Falcon Flying High
The basics of the story come to us courtesy of reporter Vince Cockayne in a February 5, 2025, article for The Washington Times titled “Air Force conducts first F-16 flight using anti-electronic ...
The National Interest6d
Ukraine’s F-16 Fighting Falcons Are Getting An Upgrade
so it is unclear if one was actually fired by the F-16 seen in the photos. However, it may be a matter of when not if the Fighting Falcon draws blood with the all-weather missile. The missiles ...
Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
The man who led a NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion has died. William Ray Lucas was 102.
Business Insider3d
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, a Lockheed Martin airframe originally manufactured by General Dynamics, is a single-engine, multi-role aircraft that took its first flight over 50 years ago. The fourth ...
ABC News3d
Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at his home in Huntsville, Alabama ...
The New York Times4d
As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact
More than half of the roughly 40,000 federal civilian employees in Alabama live in the congressional district that includes Huntsville ... now houses the space center, F.B.I. offices, Army ...