of the F/A-18F Super Hornet two seat aircraft that is currently utilized by the U.S. Navy. The plan for this aircraft is to replace the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers that are currently in service for the Navy. The Growlers electronic warfare capability components are provided almost exclusively by Northrop Grumman. The EA-18G began production in 2007 and entered into military service in late 2009. In November of 2001, Boeing successfully completed an initial flight demonstration of an F/A-18F
Swain was senior vice president at McDonnell Douglas at the time of the merger with Boeing, during this time development and research had been started on a new type of jet fighter for the U.S. Military, called the F-18 Super Hornet (Boeing: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet). However, the history of jets stretches back to the experimental jet engines of World War II, and the first combat operational jet fighter belonged to the German Luftwaffe; it was called the Messerschmitt 262 or ME 262. According
Unmanned Aircraft: The Future of Carrier Aviation? For years members of the defense community have been predicting the end of manned aircraft. Retired Vice Admiral Robert F. Dunn recalled a conversation in 1954 aboard the USS Wasp (CV-18) when a group of pilots were enjoying an after dinner smoke on the fantail while speculating about the future of carrier aviation. One senior Cobra pilot stated to his comrades that his plane would be the last manned aircraft ever purchased by the Navy. His explanation
This stealth capability makes it just able to attack the enemy targets with less fear of the retaliation. In use since the 1993, B-2 has also been deployed to both the Iraq and the Afghanistan. F-22 Raptor First conceived during Cold War as airframe to vie with the Soviet aircraft that was never built F-22 is touted by the manufacturer Lockheed Martin as best overall combat plane in this world not to mention most expensive. It can shoot down the enemy cruise missiles, fly some long distances at
OF THE F-35 1. This position paper discusses why the United States (US) should accept full procurement of the F-35 aircraft. It discusses the pros of the F-35, cons of the F-35, and further supports the pros. 2. The F-35 Lightening II has the potential to become one of the most versatile aircraft in the Air Force’s arsenal. It is one of only two fifth generation aircraft, designed to replace an array of ageing aircraft, to include, the A-10 Thunderbolt, the F-16 Falcon, the F/A 18 Hornet, and AV-8b
Air Group (MAG) 22, a light tank platoon earmarked for a mobile reserve, and the 3d Defense Battalion, equipped with 3-inch antiaircraft guns. On that same day, Task Force Sixteen (TF 16) under the command of Rear Admiral William F. Halsey, and centered around USS Hornet (CV- 8) and USS Enterprise (CV-6), returned to Pearl Harbor from the South Pacific to begin preparations for the upcoming battle. Although suffering from damage inflicted by Japanese bombs during the 7-8 May Battle of the Coral Sea
The F-22 is the newest Fighter in the Air Forces arsenal. The F-22 has trounced the best opponent that the USAF could muster. Despite its youth as a fighter the current pilots consider it to be nearly as reliable as mature F-15 and F-16 fighters. In the following essay we will cover the F-22 program, weapons, stealth, and avionics. I hope to some day be inside the cockpit of an F-22 as a full fledge fighter pilot in the USAF. The F-22 has been projected to be in services for more than 25 years as
The first F-16 was developed in 1974. They wanted a lightweight fighter that wouldn’t cost as much as the fighters they had at the time. They also needed a way to have a bomber without going out and building another bomber which would cost millions more. So they decided to turn the F-16 into a fighter/bomber and it all worked out. Here’s how. The Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon They F-16 Fighting Falcon was developed and
first organization to send men onto the moon. It took years for NASA to set up the Apollo 11 mission. They took the technology from past Apollo missions and enhanced it and used it for Apollo 11. Assassinated in 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson preceded John F. Kennedy as President of the United States. Lyndon B. Johnson continued to work on the Apollo 11 project throughout his whole presidency. Voted in office in 1969, Nixon prepared for the launch that was about six months
technology one place to look at would be the U.S military. Every year the U.S. spends over a trillion dollars on inventing new technologies, and expanding our knowledge in science. The government has also seen new advancement in technology, from the F/A-18 Hornet, a military aircraft that flies past the sound barrier, to the infamous atomic bomb. These are just a few of the many military inventions that can be seen today. The U.S. military takes pride in their astonishing inventions, and as soon as one
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ,[3] is an American retired professional basketball player, businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[4] Jordan was one of the most effectively
Introduction Soldiers falling, bullets flying, tensions rising, the Persian Gulf War was a significant war in terms of modern American history. The Cold War was a time of unease throughout the nation, from the end of World War Two in 1945 to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. After the Vietnam War ended poorly in the early 1970s, the United States remained out of war for another 20 years. When Iraq was threatening to invade Saudi Arabia in late 1990, the United States knew it had to intervene
SEAL Team 6-Essential to Security During the late 1980s, the Iranian Hostage Crisis was an issue the United States government was unable to solve. The purpose of SEAL Team 6 was to devise and inspect operations before they were put into action. The group’s first commander was Richard Marcinko; he was responsible for both leading the team and accepting members. No ordinary civilian is able to become a member of SEAL Team 6 though- he or she is required to complete continuous months of difficult training
NORAD To defend against the security challenges of the 21st Century ... Air and space weapons pose a potential and growing threat to our continent. NORAD has developed concepts to meet the security challenges of the 21st Century. Achieving these concepts will provide NORAD the capabilities required to protect our homelands against aerospace threats in 2010 and beyond. PRECISION TRACKING is required to detect and track any air or space threat to North America from its origin -- in space,
Precision Guided Munitions During the Persian Gulf War of 1991 a new class of weapons made its debut and presaged a revolution in military affairs. Although precision-guided munitions (PGMs), ranging from laser-guided bombs to Tomahawk cruise missiles, represented only a fraction of the total ordinance used in Iraq, the effect they had was electric. The television footage of a bomb dropped from more than 6 miles above descending onto its target and hitting with absolute precision was at once
Personal Narrative- A Seinfeld Addict's Dream Come True My heart ached. As constant as the waves of the sea slap the rocks, so the emptiness lurked. The icy hand of desperation wrapped me up and constricted. I was suffocating in that dismal abyss of loathsome sitcoms. I lamented but nobody heard, my pain had no companions. "No! Why? Why? Why?" I cried. I dropped down on my knees and flailed my arms wildly. My lamentation sliced through the air like a blade through butter. "Worry not Michael
Democracy and Transportation in America In 1952, Charles E. Wilson resigned as President of GM to become Secretary of Defense. At the confirmation he was asked if he could make a decision in the interest of the nation if it were adverse to GM. "Yes sir, I could," Wilson said. "I cannot conceive of one, because for years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors and vice versa. The difference does not exist."1 Yet his GM is accused of undermining the American transportation