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

Western countries have scrambled to deliver billions of dollars of military gear to Ukraine. Getting it to the frontlines is a whole other problem.

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Marine Corps M777 howitzer C-17
A US Marine Corps M777 155 mm howitzer is loaded on a C-17 at a base in California in April 2022.

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The F-35 is becoming the most popular fighter jet among NATO militaries — with one 'baffling' exception

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Turkey takes delivery of first F-35
Turkey takes delivery of its first F-35 at a ceremony in Texas in June 2018.

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A 1960s-era cannon is 'kicking ass' against Russia's drones, but the country that makes ammo for it won't send more to Ukraine

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Romanian army Gepard anti-aircraft tanks
Romanian Gepard anti-aircraft tanks during a live-fire drill in Poland in November 2021.

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Moscow's promise of big payments to its troops is creating a new headache for the Russian military

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Russian military conscript troops
Russian conscripts called up for military service at a railway station in Omsk in November.

REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

F-22 pilots are testing out the US Air Force's next-generation helmet

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Air Force F-22 pilot helmet
An F-22A Raptor pilot in the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida on March 24.

US Air Force/Samuel King Jr.

China is succeeding in the Middle East because it learned from watching the US fail there for 20 years

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands during a meeting in Beijing, China, April 6, 2023
Iranian, Saudi, and Chinese foreign ministers during a meeting in Beijing on April 6.

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A fighter plane designed for the US Navy during World War II was still taking down jet fighters over Vietnam 20 years later

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Navy A-1H Skyraider
A US Navy A-1H Skyraider over the Western Pacific in 1966.

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Major drug busts suggest Russia is becoming a hub for cocaine heading to Europe

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The Kremlin in Moscow.

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After 55 years in flight, the US Air Force is planning to keep its biggest plane in action for a few more decades

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US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy runway takeoff
A US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy takes off.

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