The B-21 Raider took its first flight just 2 months ago, but the Pentagon is already sure it wants more of its new stealth bomber

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The B-21 Raider rolls onto the runway at Northrop Grumman's site at Air Force Plant 42, during its first flight, in Palmdale, California on Nov. 10, 2023.
The B-21 Raider rolls onto the runway at Northrop Grumman's site at Air Force Plant 42, during its first flight, in Palmdale, California on Nov. 10, 2023.

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US Air Force officer Madison Marsh was just crowned Miss America. See photos of her at work.

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The confetti rains down from the ceiling while Madison Marsh, Miss Colorado is crowned Miss America 2024.

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Take a look inside the US' Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a Cold War-era crewed spy satellite that never made it to space

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Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.
Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.

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To fight and survive in hostile airspace, US Air Force special operators may take the big gun off their 'Ghostrider' gunships

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An AC-130J, its cannons visible, over Wisconsin in July 2021.

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The US and Chinese air forces are stepping up their training to prepare for a potential showdown with each other

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A Chinese air force aerobatics team member in a J-10 fighter jet at an air show in August 2022.

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Photos of US Air Force A-10s in action capture Warthog strafing runs and the bullet-riddled aftermath

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A US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot flies over Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range near Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.

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The US military is grounding all of its 'widow-maker' Osprey V-22 helicopters after a crash in Japan killed 8 airmen

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A flying US Navy Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.
A flying US Navy Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.

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Photos show the real flying saucer funded by the US Army that never took off

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The Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

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Satellite photos show how the US Air Force is reclaiming a WWII-era airfield from the jungle to prepare to dodge Chinese missiles

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A US Air Force C-130J takes off from Tinian in February 2018.

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The US military is flexing its airpower muscles in the Middle East with supersonic bomber flights in the region

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A B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bomber on a mission.
A B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bomber on a mission.

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