On occasion of Operation El Dorado Canyon's 40th anniversary, the 48th Fighter Wing unveiled a special color F-15E Strike ...

The F-111 was one of the most advanced combat aircraft of the Cold War. Lockheed Martin notes it was the first production ...

The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force decided to keep the classic F-111 Aardvark all the way until 2010, yet the US Air Force retired the aircraft in the 1990s, a nearly 20-year disparity which raises ...

In the 1960s, the U.S. military tried to solve two problems with one aircraft. Then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara pushed the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program, hoping to create a ...

The F-111 is a remarkable platform, years ahead of its time, for having introduced several technologies that were then unheard of, but have since become commonplace. They include: The F-111 gave the ...

The US Air Force’s shift from the F-111 Aardvark—a dedicated electronic warfare—to the more versatile F-15E Strike Eagle illustrated the changing priorities of the post-Cold War era. The F-111 ...

The F-111, with its variable sweep wing, terrain following radar, military-rated afterburning turbofan engines and self-contained escape module, was one of the most technically innovative designs seen ...