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Midweek Sortie 41: The J58—How Pratt & Whitney Powered the SR-71 (opens the original)
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“From the development of the very first adaptive engine, the J58, which powered the iconic SR-71 Blackbird, to today’s F135 STOVL variant, our decades of experience with adaptive engine technology are unmatched.”— Matthew Bromberg, then president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UqAt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F32f27e3f-e
U.S. Air Force is Not Abandoning the F-47 and the First Flight of the YF-22 (opens the original)
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“This is a historic investment in the American military, in the American Industrial Base, that will help revive the warrior ethos inside our military, which we’re doing--rebuilding our military. We know this is cheaper, longer-range, and stealthier.”—Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Pete Hegseth.Mission BriefingThe U.S. Air Force will not abandon the F-47. Instead, they will accelerate the aircraft’s development. However, this time it would be on a deeply rebalanced NGAD. The F-47 is the he
Midweek Sortie 40: Radar—The Invisible Technology That Taught Aviation to See (opens the original)
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“I think we can say that the Battle of Britain might never have been won… if it were not for the radar chain.”— Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Sholto Douglas<img al
The US Built a Special Hangar to Check the Raider and Remember the Maiden Flight of the Superfortress (opens the original)
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“We continue to achieve B-21 production milestones; through digital engineering and open architecture design, we are getting an agile strategic deterrent that delivers a decisive response as required.”—Gen. Thomas Bussiere, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, on the B-21 basing decisionsMission BriefingOn 10 September 2026, Conti Federal Services received a $74.8 million contract that involves construction of a radio frequency and measurements facility for the B-21 at Whiteman Air Force
Midweek Sortie 39: Lockheed D-21 TAGBOARD, The Mach 3 Spy Drone That Flew Ahead of Its Time (opens the original)
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This post went out a day late - I had set the schedule incorrectly - thanks for your understanding and now onto the sortie: “Even more Top Secret than the Lockheed SR-71, the D-21 drone was a promising Cold War idea that could have eliminated the need for manned overflights, although it was mostly unsuccessful.”—Darrick Leiker, contributor for “The Avia… Read more
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