South Korea's new 'stealthy' fighter jet just hit a supersonic milestone

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South Korea KF-21 fighter jet
The KF-21, South Korea's first homegrown fighter jet, at its rollout ceremony in Sacheon in April 2021.

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How unusually mild weather prevented what could've been the first aircraft carrier battle since World War II

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Argentina A-4 Skyhawk Veinticinco de Mayo aircraft carrier
An A-4 Skyhawk launches from Argentine aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo in 1982.

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Why China's and Russia's 5th-generation stealth jets don't quite live up to the hype, according to a former US Navy pilot

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Chinese J-20 fighter jet
A Chinese air force J-20 fighter jet at the Changchun Air Show in Jilin Province in August 2022.

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A Swedish-made fighter jet could tip the scales against Russia in Ukraine, but it might not get there any time soon

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Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over Gotland in the Baltic
A Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over the Baltic Sea in May 2022.

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The US's powerful Abrams tanks are heading to Ukraine, but generals disagree over how hard it'll be to use them on the battlefield

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An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the Minnesota National Guard races through a breach in a barbed wire obstacle during the 116th eXportable Combat Training Exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho
An M1A2 Abrams tank at the Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho.

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