Ukraine faces rising questions over whether the F-16 and pilot it lost were shot down by friendly fire from a Patriot missile battery

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons received by Ukraine fly on August 4.
Ukraine's first loss of an F-16 and its pilot, Oleksiy Mes, are huge blows to the country's armed forces.

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A beluga whale accused of spying for Russia with a mounted camera has been found dead near Norway's coast

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Russian Beluga whale spy
A white beluga whale wearing a harness is seen off the coast of northern Norway, April 29, 2019.

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See inside the Airbus A400M Atlas military plane made famous by Tom Cruise that can carry helicopters and land on beaches

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A collage of British forces conducting an airdrop over Gaza from an Airbus A400M, and an A400M landing on Pembrey Sands beach in Wales.
The Airbus A400M can airdrop payloads and land on beaches.

AS1 Niran Lewis/Courtesy of UK Ministry of Defence; Cpl Aaron J Stone/Courtesy of UK Ministry of Defence

IDF recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza tunnel, including a US citizen whose parents spoke at the DNC

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Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin hold a picture of their son.
Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, the parents of the late US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, have been lobbying to bring the hostages home.

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Photos show the aerial acrobatics before unexpected storms ended a big military airshow

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Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph.
Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed

Russia may have spent $1.3 billion on an aerial attack as inflation continues to soar in the country on the back of huge state defense spending

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Large-scale damage caused to buildings and cars is seen in the aftermath of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Sumy, Ukraine.
The aftermath of a strike on Sumy, Ukraine.

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Russia's exploding unjammable drones probably won't be the end-all game changer in this strange Ukraine war arms race

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Ukrainian military learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school on May 12, 2023 in Lviv region Ukraine.
Ukrainian military personnel learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school in May 2023 in the Lviv region of Ukraine.

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How the V-22 Osprey's crash history earned it the nickname of 'the widow-maker'

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V-22 Osprey
Recent crashes have renewed scrutiny on the V-22 Osprey's troubled safety record.

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See the classified stealth aircraft the Pentagon developed in secret throughout US history

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A concept rendering of the McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II aircraft.
A concept rendering of the McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II aircraft.

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Ukrainian air force video shows a Soviet-era fighter jet striking Russian bridges in Kursk with American-made glide bombs

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A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 equipped with American-made glide bombs.
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 equipped with American-made glide bombs.

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