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Trump floats possible new F-55 warplane and F-22 upgrade
The United States is examining development of a twin-engined warplane to be known as the F-55, as well as an upgrade to its ...
Trump is pitching a new supercharged twin-engine F-35 with a new name: F-55
The CEO of Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, said recently that he wants to upgrade the jet to become a ...
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Pentagon silent, aviation experts baffled by Trump’s fighter comments
President Trump appears to have been speculating out loud about future airplanes that, as far as I know, don’t exist," said ...
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Trump signals bold upgrades for US air power with F-55 twin-engine jet and F-22 Super
Trump described the F-55 as both an upgrade to the F-35 and a potential new aircraft — echoing Lockheed’s recent pitch for a ...
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Trump wants a twin-engined F-35. Experts say it’s ‘not feasible.’
But analysts told Breaking Defense that what the president described would be a highly challenging engineering endeavor on par with creating a clean-sheet aircraft, and questioned the wisdom of ...
US Navy's new fighter jet threatened by funding dispute, sources say
The U.S. Navy and Congress are battling with the Trump administration to keep moving forward with a contract award to build ...