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First military plane purchased
he U.S. Army purchased its first aircraft from the Wright brothers in August 1909 after the brothers demonstrated an airplane that fulfilled all the the conditions that had been set out in "Signal Corps Specification 486," -
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Military Planes
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Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck High-Altitude Interceptor (1952
The oft-overlooked Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck played an important role in the Cold War defense of North America. -
flag of Italy AERFER Sagittario 2 (Archer 2) Prototype Daytime Fighter / Strike Fighter (1956)
The AERFER Ariete swept-wing jet fighter was given additional boost power through a second, lower-thrust turbojet buried in its fuselage. -
flag of France Aerospatiale Alouette II Light Utility Helicopter (1957)Authored By Staff Writer
The AERFER Ariete swept-wing jet fighter was given additional boost power through a second, lower-thrust turbojet buried in its fuselage. -
flag of France Aerospatiale Alouette II Light Utility Helicopter (1957)Authored By Staff Writer
The AERFER Ariete swept-wing jet fighter was given additional boost power through a second, lower-thrust turbojet buried in its fuselage. -
flag of Soviet Union Antonov An-12 (Cub) Military Transport (1959
Despite its troubled service life, the Antonov An-12 Cub has found many global customers since its inception during the late-1950s. -
Northrop Grumman RQ-180 Reconnaissance Stealth UAV (2015)Authored By Staff Writer
The Northrop Grumman RQ-180 is being developed as a high-speed, stealth-minded, airspace-penetrating UAV reconnaissance platform. -
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master Advanced Jet Trainer / Light Strike (2016)
The General Atomics Sea Avenger is a navalized version of the land-based Avenger offering and intended to complete for the US DoD UCLASS program.
