The National Interest4h
YF-23A: The Fighter That Could Have Outclassed the F-22 Raptor?
The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23A "Black Widow II," designed for the 1980s ATF program, competed with and ultimately lost ...
Smithsonian Magazine5h
Meet the U.S. Air Force’s First Black Female Pilot
On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...
The Root2d
Experts Give Five Tips for Black Parents Struggling to Help Kids Cope With Fear of Trump Win
Our natural reaction as parents is to tell our kids that everything is going to be ok, but we may not even believe that ...
The National Interest2d
Russia's MiG-25 Foxbat Freaked the Air Force Out (Until They Flew It)
The Soviet MiG-25 "Foxbat" was a high-speed interceptor designed to counter U.S. spy planes like the U-2 and SR-71. With stainless steel construction and Tumansky R-15B-300 engines, it could achieve ...