A Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with prototype conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) made its first flight from St. Louis on Aug. 5. Boeing did not announce the event officially, but it was observed by a ...

Drop tanks come with one notable drawback: they can degrade the F-35’s stealthy profile to the point of compromising it entirely. Range has been a key factor in combat aircraft effectiveness since ...

The Mission: The Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle was a proposed stealth variant of the F-15E, designed in 2009 to bridge the gap between 4th and 5th-generation fighters. Key Points and Summary - It ...

Boeing says conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) will be available for F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets on the international market, and it has also resolved a ‘wing-rock’ issue with the T-7A advanced jet ...

The Navy's fleet of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters may be getting conformal fuel tanks, <a href="http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-may ...

LOCKHEED MARTIN and the U.S. Air Force are developing a new F-16 fuel tank intended to increase the aircraft's fuel capacity by 3,000 pounds without reducing armament space. The "conformal" tanks - ...

Lockheed Martin is offering the PAF F-16 Block 70 combat aircraft equipped with modern avionics and conformal fuel tanks. (Lockheed Martin) Lockheed Martin's offer of F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft to ...

The F-35 Lightning II program is tightly owned by Lockheed. Physical or data systems modifications to the aircraft are essentially not allowed. Any maintenance other than the routine is to be done at ...