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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Japan says 3 balloons that floated into its airspace years ago are 'strongly presumed' to have been Chinese spy balloons

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A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2022.
A surveillance balloon over Billings, Montana, on February 1.

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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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Japan says it has 'legal right' to destroy any foreign balloon in its airspace

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A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A high-altitude balloon over Billings, Montana, on February 1.

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Iran unveils underground base meant to protect its aging US-made fighter jets

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Iran F-4 fighter jet underground base
Iranian military officials at Iran's underground air force base, called "Eagle 44," on February 7.

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B-52 crews are getting special brain training to help them fly the US Air Force's oldest bomber

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A US Air Force B-52 bomber lands at RAF Fairford in February 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 Navy is offering its most experienced special-operations sailors up to $100,000 to stay in uniform

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Crewman qualification training students at the Silver Strand beach in Coronado, California in September 2008.

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3 spy aircraft that were also 'weather balloons'

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A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2022.
A balloon over Billings, Montana, on February 1.

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Germany, the US, and the UK are sending armored vehicles to Ukraine. Here's how the Leopard 2A6, M1 Abrams, and other NATO tanks compare.

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Leopard 2 A6 tank.
A Leopard 2A6 main battle tank participates in winter military exercises in Letzlingen, Germany.

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