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The Pentagon Cut the B-2 Bomber Program From $75,400,000,000 to $61,100,000,000 and Made Every Aircraft More Expensive. Cutting the Order From 132 to 21 Nearly Quadrupled the Cost per Bomber.
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (846+ words) What the money bought when it came to the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber: Four General Electric F118s at 17,300 pounds of thrust each, a 172-foot wingspan, 336,500 pounds maximum takeoff weight, 167,000 pounds of fuel and 60,000 pounds of payload, 6,000 nautical miles without a tanker, above…...
F-35 Self-Destruct Feature Explained: Fact or Fiction
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (116+ words) Home » News » Software » F-35 “Self-Destruct Feature”: Fact or Fiction? Unraveling the Software Mysteries The F-35 transcends the conventional definition of a fighter jet; it embodies a sophisticated, interwoven technological infrastructure. Envision it as an airborne supercomputer, one that thrives on…...
Fighter Jet Takeoff and Landing: The Real Numbers, F-104 to F-35
1+ day, 58+ min ago (1518+ words) by Max Grünwald | Sep 13, 2026 | Monde de l'aviation, Aviation militaire | 0 comments A Lockheed Chasseur stellaire F-104 came down final approach at 175 knots with full flaps, and that was the basic number. The pilot then added five knots for every 1,000 pounds of…...
The VBS was already aware of the F-35 cost overruns as early as December 2024
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (305+ words) Even before she resigned, Viola Amherd knew that there was no fixed price for the F-35. The DDPS already knew in December 2024 that there was no fixed price for the F-35. However, Viola Amherd did not inform the Federal Council until two…...
Canada Hasn’t Ordered Gripen Jets—Saab’s 40-Aircraft Threshold Is the Number to Watch
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (14+ words) TechStock²...
Sweden's Saab JAS-39 Gripen E Costs About $4,700 to $9,900 per Flight Hour Against $38,000 to $42,000 for an F-35A and Up to $68,000 for an F-22 Raptor. It Has No Stealth Airframe, and a Handful of Conscripts With 1 Technician Can Rearm It on a Public Road in Under 20 Minutes.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (559+ words) A small country facing a much larger neighbor cannot outspend its way to air power. Everything about the JAS 39 Gripen follows from that one sentence....
REGISTER NOW: 2027 Fleet & MRO Forecast: Military 10-Year Outlook
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (26+ words) Aviation Week REGISTER NOW: 2027 Fleet & MRO Forecast: Military 10-Year Outlook October 20, 2026, at 11am ET...
The US Air Force Built Only 21 B-2 Spirits and They Cost About $2,000,000,000 Each. It Wants at Least 100 B-21 Raiders at Roughly $750,000,000 Apiece.
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (498+ words) The B-2 cost $2,000,000,000 a copy because only 21 were built. The B-21 was designed from the start to avoid that, with cost written in as a performance requirement....
GCAP Electronics Evolution receives contract to deliver sensing and communications capability to next-generation fighter aircraft
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (223+ words) As a strategic enabling partner to Edgewing, the consortium will deliver information superiority for the future complex and contested airspace. Reading, 10/09/2026 – A new contract has been awarded to the companies of the GCAP Electronics Evolution (G2E) consortium – the international collaboration between…...
Powering the B-21 Raider - East Gate 3 Grand Opening - Layton, Utah
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (128+ words) East Gate 3 Grand Opening – Layton, Utah Northrop Grumman marked the opening of a new manufacturing facility, East Gate 3, at its Layton, Utah, campus on Sept. 9, 2026, expanding production capacity in support of the B-21 Raider program. At the East Gate campus,…...