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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's talking about a twin-engine F-35. It sounds like this F-55 would be a whole new plane.
The president pitched plans on Thursday for a supercharged version of the F-35 with two engines, which would likely require ...
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Trump wants a twin-engined F-35. Experts say it’s ‘not feasible.’
Making the F-35 into a twin-engine F-55 probably isn’t the best use of money and time for those reasons, but Trump’s comments are at least a positive sign for Lockheed that the administration is ...
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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 ...
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 wanted to upgrade the jet to become a ...
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 ...