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UH-72 Lakota Light Helicopter Lands Airbus in US Defense Market

UH-72 Lakota Light Helicopter Lands Airbus in US Defense Market

UH-72As: MEDEVAC (click to view full) DID's FOCUS articles offer in-depth, updated looks at significant military programs of record. This is DID's FOCUS Article regarding the US Army's Light Utility Helicopter program, covering the program and its objectives, the...

Japan’s Next F-X Fighters: F-35 Wins Round 1

Japan’s Next F-X Fighters: F-35 Wins Round 1

F-35A (click to view full) In December 2011, Japan picked Lockheed Martin's new F-35A stealth fighter as its next fighter aircraft, to replace its aging F-4 "Kai" Phantom fleet. The F-35 was actually their 2nd choice. Back in February 2006, Inside The Air Force (ITAF)...

The F-22 Raptor: Program & Events

The F-22 Raptor: Program & Events

Into that good night (click to view full) The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities,...

LCA Tejas: An Indian Fighter – With Foreign Help

LCA Tejas: An Indian Fighter – With Foreign Help

Tejas LCA (click to view full) India's Light Combat Aircraft program is meant to boost its aviation industry, but it must also solve a pressing military problem. The IAF's fighter strength has been declining as the MiG-21s that form the bulk of its fleet are lost in...