Satellite images show apparent mock-ups of US fifth-gen fighter jets and a runway with blast marks and craters in a Chinese desert

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A satellite image of Chinese mockups of US aircraft in the Taklamakan Desert.
Satellite image from April 19, 2024, show Chinese mock-ups of what appear to be US aircraft in the Taklamakan Desert.

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Like the F-16, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters are good planes, but they aren't the best Western jets for Ukraine

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A photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows a French Mirage 2000-5 in the Djiboutian air space.
A photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows a French Mirage 2000-5 in the Djiboutian air space.

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A viral canned water company is giving away a $400,000 fighter jet, poking fun at Pepsi's notorious failed joke prize

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A Aero L-39 Albatros training fighter jet named
Liquid Death is giving away a branded Aero L-39 Albatros training fighter jet named "The Dehydrator."

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The B-52 shot down Vietnamese fighter jets in historic dogfights. Here's how the US Air Force plans to keep its oldest bomber in the skies for over a century.

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A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.
A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.

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A Chinese fighter jet popped flares in the path of an Australian military helicopter in an 'unsafe' Yellow Sea intercept, Canberra says

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Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows a J-10C fighter jet during the air Show 2021 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.
Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows a J-10C fighter jet during the air Show 2021 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.

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How China's J-20 stacks up to USA's F-22 fighter jet

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The US claims China stole American tech to make a copycat of the F-22 Raptor, known as the J-20 Mighty Dragon. We compare the stealth, accuracy, and radar technology of the two fighter jets.

F-35 Lightning II fighter jets can finally fly in lightning after years of dodging storms

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A USN F-35 C appears in the Pacific Air Show on September 29, 2023 in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.
A USN F-35 C appears in the Pacific Air Show on September 29, 2023 in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

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NATO ally Greece wants fifth-gen F-35 stealth fighters with the upgrades to cure past 'childhood illness'

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An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.
An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.

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I taught at TOPGUN, and the flying and dogfighting seen in the 'Top Gun' movies are pretty darn realistic

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Guy Snodgrass, former TOPGUN instructor and Navy fighter pilot.
Guy Snodgrass, former TOPGUN instructor and Navy fighter pilot.

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A traditional Russian ally snubbed Moscow's latest fighter jets for competitors from Pakistan and Turkey

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Azerbaijan is reportedly striking a deal for the JF-17 Thunder fighter developed jointly by China and Turkey.
Azerbaijan is reportedly striking a deal for the JF-17 Thunder fighter developed jointly by China and Turkey.

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