NATO air policing missions around Estonia see F-35 and Rafale jets intercept multiple Russian aircraft

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An image released by the Dutch defense ministry of an F35 and a Russian aircraft.
An image released by the Dutch defense ministry of an F35 and a Russian aircraft.

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See the de Havilland Sea Vampire, the experimental fighter that ushered aircraft carriers into the jet age

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Capt. Eric Brown's pen pal, Eachan Hardie, stands with his hand atop the Vampire MkII aircraft on display.
The de Havilland Sea Vampire was the first jet-powered plane to land on an aircraft carrier. The Vampire Mk II aircraft model has been preserved at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum.

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Marc Andreessen is hopping on the Musk bandwagon and slamming manned fighter jets, saying there won't be 'spam in the can' if pilots aren't in the plane

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Marc Andreessen speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, California; Elon Musk speaking at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.
"You don't have to keep a human being alive, which means you can be a lot faster and you can move a lot more quickly," Marc Andreessen told Joe Rogan on the latter's podcast.

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America's defeat in Vietnam offers a game plan for Ukrainian victory

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Ukraine and its Western allies should look to the Vietnam War for successful strategies to end the conflict, a security expert argues.
Ukraine and its Western allies should look to the Vietnam War for successful strategies to end the conflict, a security expert argues.

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Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly after long flying Soviet jets, and it's a lot to overcome

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Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in the air against a grey sky
Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.

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The old F-16s the West is giving Ukraine can't outmatch Russia's best jets, former US general says

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A Ukrainian F-16 flying against grey skies.
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4.

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Fighter pilot rates "Top Gun" action scenes for realism

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Dave Berke, a retired Top Gun instructor, rates the action scenes in "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick."

He talks about being an effective wingman, piloting an F-14, firing missiles, effectively navigating jet wash, getting out of a flat spin, and how ejector seats work in "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards.

A US Navy fighter squadron scored a series of firsts fighting the Houthis from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, launches aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 20.

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The world's most popular fighter jet just turned 50, but it still packs a punch

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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., fly over southern Florida during a flight from Luke to Key West, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004.
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., fly over southern Florida.

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Deadly Russian Su-34 bombers are sitting ducks for Ukraine's ATACMS. But it can't attack without US approval.

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Russian Su-34 fighter jet

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