Amid fierce, bloody fighting in Ukraine, the US and China are training for new ways to get wounded troops away from the frontline

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US Army nurse medic ambulance C-47
US Army nurses and medics remove a bandaged soldier from a C-47 transport plane to an ambulance during a rehearsal for D-Day.

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After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time

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Australian Air Force PC-21 AC-130J
Two Australian Air Force PC-21s and a US Air Force AC-130J over the Newcastle region during Exercise Teak Action in July.

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Another one of America's adversaries just unveiled a new drone that closely resembles the US military's combat-proven MQ-9 Reaper

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This image released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, shows Iran's new drone in an undisclosed location.
This image released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, shows Iran's new drone in an undisclosed location.

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The US Air Force is tinkering with an unusual design for its biggest planes as it prepares for a potential long-range war with China

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Air Force Blended Wing Body prototype aircraft
A rendering of the Blended Wing Body prototype aircraft.

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Ukraine is closer to having F-16s, but don't expect them to suddenly start 'taking down' Russia's formidable air defenses, top US general says

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Romanian Air Force F-16 jetfighters take part in the NATO exercise as part of the NATO Air Policing mission, in Alliance members' sovereign airspace on July 4, 2023.
Romanian F-16s on a NATO Air Policing mission on July 4.

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