Boeing delivered the first two F-15EX aircraft with conformal fuel tanks and missile approach warning systems, but subsequent aircraft may lack the new features. Credit: U.S. Air Force The future role ...

A Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with prototype conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) made its first flight from St. Louis on Aug. 5. Boeing did not announce the event officially, but it was observed by a ...

The Navy's fleet of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters may be getting conformal fuel tanks, <a href="http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-may ...

The first production Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds equipped with conformal fuel tanks (CFT) have flown. The Greek air force is the launch customer for both CFTs and the Advanced Block 52 version of the ...

Dassault Aviation has unveiled its Rafale multirole fighter with 1,150litre (300USgal) conformal fuel tanks (CFTs), which the company has been flight testing over the past month. Meanwhile, the first ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet are far older than most of the pilots flying them, yet a decade of Service Life Extension Programs has pushed their airframes ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-15SE Silent Eagle, developed by Boeing in 2009, was an advanced variant of the F-15E Strike Eagle, designed to compete with Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II. It ...

Key Points - Dassault's Rafale fighter jet is receiving significant upgrades, funded in part by a continuing wave of international orders, that enhance its performance and combat capabilities. -At the ...

Key Point: Boeing developers have explained that the outer mold line of the new F-15EX variant is similar to the legacy aircraft, but it does incorporate some modifications intended to strengthen ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) Integrated Systems sector will continue developing and refining manufacturing processes required to construct large cryogenic fuel tanks under a new Next ...

A team of engineers from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. have demonstrated that a new, specially designed fuel tank made from ...