Russia's air force has taken a beating, but its jets could still turn the tables in Ukraine, experts say

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Russian Su-35 fighter jet wreck
A wrecked Russian Su-35 fighter jet in the Kharkiv region in April 2022.

Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff/Handout via REUTERS

The US Air Force has big plans for the next-generation drones that will fight alongside its fighters and bombers

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range, Ariz., during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020
A US Air Force F-22 and F-35A fly with a XQ-58A Valkyrie during a test over Arizona in December 2020.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason

A downed US jet, a bombed embassy, and 25 years of rumors about how China built its first stealth fighter

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F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft
An F-117 Nighthawk over Death Valley in February 2019.

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For only the second time in its history, the US Navy is beginning the slow, tricky process of taking apart a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

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Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in Persian Gulf
USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf in August 2013.

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Surprise resort trips and empty hotel rooms reveal how Russia's plan for an easy victory in Ukraine fell apart

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Ukraine Kyiv hotel missile attack
A destroyed hotel in Kyiv after a Russian missile attack on December 31, 2022.

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After a year of heavy losses, Ukraine's military is juggling a 'very uneven' force as it prepares for major fighting, expert says

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Ukraine national guard soldiers BTR-4E armored personnel carrier
Ukrainian National Guard members train on a BTR-4E armored personnel carrier in the Kharkiv region on April 21.

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Russia wanted a quick victory in Ukraine, and it sent its spies after Ukrainian nuclear power plant workers to make it happen

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A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.
A guard with a Russian flag on his uniform near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in August 4.

REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

US Army Special Operations Command's workhorse helicopter is getting upgrades to replace parts that are nearly 50 years old

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Army special operations Chinook helicopter
A US Army Special Operations MH-47G Block II Chinook.

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Russia's military has been preparing for a drone-filled battlefield, and even its cooks are being trained to shoot them down

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Russian army cook Vostok
A Russian army chef with officers at the Vostok 2018 exercise in Russia's Far East in September 2018.

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How Russia could spot Ukrainian F-16s before they even got off the ground, according to an air-warfare expert

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Ukraine Su-27 F-16
A US Air National Guard F-16C parked at Mirgorod Air Base as a Ukrainian Su-27 takes off in July 2011.

US Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn

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