This mysterious UAV dubbed “The Beast of Kandahar” has surfaced in many photos in recent years. It first appeared in the skies of Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2009 and the US Air Force confirmed that they did indeed operate a stealth drone called the Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel and that the drone is the product of Lockheed’s Skunk Works, which is also responsible for the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, the F-22 Raptor, and the F-35 Lightning II. However, … >> Read More

The F-35 Lightning II was the design chosen in 2001 by the United States Department of Defense for the Joint Strike fighter competition. The Lockheed Martin X-35 design was deemed superior in most categories and was chosen over Boeing‘s X-32 design. The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is named so because of the collaboration on the project, mainly between the United States and United Kingdom. There are several other countries that are a smaller part of the project and may ultimately … >> Read More

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the most widely recognized fighter jets in the world due in part to its overall success in design and its multiple appearances in a variety of movies, television shows and media coverage. There have been more than four thousand F-16s built to date. The primary customer being the United States Air Force but it has also been to sold to over 25 other countries for use in their air force. The … >> Read More