The US Air Force plane that just crash-landed in a field was a new special ops attack aircraft converted from a crop duster

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The side of L3Harris' Sky Warden is seen sitting on an airfield with a grey overcast sky in the background.
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A US startup wants to build a giant military cargo plane that can fit 4 F-35 stealth fighters inside

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Radia WindRunner cargo plane
A rendering of Radia's giant cargo plane that measures 356-feet long.

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Take a look inside Air Force Two, the 155-foot custom jet plane that vice presidents use to travel the world

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Air Force Two flies through the sky.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - SEPTEMBER 11: Air Force Two, carrying Vice President JD Vance, and the casket of Charlie Kirk on board, takes off at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The US Air Force is taking notes from Ukraine's shock Operation Spiderweb to protect its strategic bombers

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Inside an airbase shelter, an aircraft sits on a runway and people stand around it. The background is a blue sky with a line of clouds.
Ukraine's operation Spiderweb against Russian aircraft could provide lessons for major military powers.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard

The US Air Force just underwent a massive stress test of how it would fight a high-end war in the Pacific

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Four F-35 fighter aircraft fly above a cloudy blue sky.
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US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh

How 60,000 military name tapes are made every month in a Fort Knox factory

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Tucked away in a small, nondescript facility at Fort Knox lies a crucial operation in the US military supply chain — the AAFES Name Tape Plant. This factory manufactures nearly every name tag worn by service members across the US Armed Forces.

The US Air Force wants to buy Cybertrucks for target practice because they may start showing up on the battlefield

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A Tesla Cybertruck on a street with people around it.
YouTuber Zack Nelson said the Tesla Cybertruck has become polarizing because some of Elon Musk's comments.

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How an F-22 fighter pilot transforms the stealth jet's combat capabilities into a soaring spectacle

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US Air Force Capt. Samuel
US Air Force Capt. Samuel "RaZZ" Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, shakes hands with a senior airman before taxiing.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith

An apparent bomb threat saw over 200 Air India passengers stranded in Canada's freezing remote north before the air force picked them up

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An Air India Boeing 777 is at London Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on June 10, 2023
An Air India Boeing 777 was diverted to northern Canada this week after a bomb threat.

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The first female commander of the Air Force's A-10 demo team reflects on flying the Warthog on the eve of its retirement

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US Air Force Maj. Lindsay
US Air Force Maj. Lindsay "MAD" Johnson prepares to put on her helmet.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop

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