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The US' first electric 'air taxi' was just delivered to the Air Force — meet Joby's eVTOL

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 05:02

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The USAF just received its first eVTOL from Joby Aviation, which Joby belives to be the first-ever — The USAF just received its first eVTOL from Joby Aviation, which Joby believes to be the first-ever "air taxi" delivered to the US.
Joby Aviation

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The US Air Force is buying a new missile as it makes plans to blast through enemy air defenses

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 18:01

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Air Force F-16 AGM-88 HARM — A US F-16 armed with AGM-88s, third from left and third from right, on a mission near Iraq in March 2003.
US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby

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The US Air Force is using satellites and dirt runways to prepare its drones for a different kind of war

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 18:17

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Air Force C-17 dirt airstrip runway — A C-17 on a dirt airfield at Fort Hunter Liggett in California in March 2019.
Fort Hunter Liggett/Cynthia McIntyre

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The US Air Force's plan to give its biggest planes new missions has gotten China's attention

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 09:26

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Air Force C-17 palletized munition — A C-17 drops a pallet of simulated cruise missiles during a test.
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F-35 stealth fighter jets are only capable of flying missions a little over half the time, watchdog finds

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 15:18

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An F-35 aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 and an F-35B instructor pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 perform preflight checks on an F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 20, 2023. — An F-35 aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 and an F-35B instructor pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 perfor

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US Air Force special operators' search for new runways is expanding from highways to beaches

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 19:00

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Air Force special tactics MH-6M MC-130J — Air National Guard special tactics airmen in an MH-6M helicopter unloaded from a MC-130J during an exercise on a Wyoming highway in May.
US Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Phil Speck

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A nuclear bomb is still missing after it was dropped off the Georgia coastline 65 years ago

Sat, 09/16/2023 - 07:52

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A man stands near a large metal casing for the Mark-17 thermonuclear weapon — This casing of a Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb was manufactured around the same time as the lost Mark 15 weapon.
Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

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A US Air Force spy plane built in 1962 had to make an emergency landing in Qatar. It's the latest in a string of incidents for the ancient fleet of aircraft.

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 04:58

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Military personnel marshall in an RC-135 at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. — The Nebraska-based 55th Wing's fleet of RC-135 spy planes has one of the worst safety records in the Air Force.
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The US and Chinese air forces are rethinking whether it's possible to control the air

Sun, 09/03/2023 - 16:47

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Destroyed Ukrainian fighter jet wreckage in Kherson — The wreckage of a Ukrainian fighter jet in a field in Kherson in January.
Pierre Crom/Getty Images

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As Ukraine's air force dodges Russian missiles, the US and its allies are practicing to keep their jets flying while under attack

Sun, 09/03/2023 - 08:53

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Lithuania air base F-16 refueling — A technician refuels a US F-16 during exercise Astral Knight 23 Part 6 at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on August 22.
US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Longoria

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