B-2 stealth bombers are in Iceland on their first deployment since a fiery mishap grounded the whole fleet

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B-2 stealth bomber Keflavik Iceland
A B-2 lands in Keflavik, Iceland for a Bomber Task Force Europe operation on August 13.

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US Air Force finds unsafe levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals in nuclear missile launch control centers

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Two Airmen connect a re-entry system to a spacer on an intercontinental ballistic missile at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont.
Two Airmen connect a re-entry system to a spacer on an intercontinental ballistic missile at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont.

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Russia's fighter jets have gone from harassing US aircraft to actually breaking them as Moscow flexes its muscles where it still can

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A Russian fighter jet in flight.
A Russian fighter flies dangerously close to a US MQ-9 before deploying flares from a position directly over an MQ-9 drone on a defeat-ISIS mission in Syria in July.

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Video captures a Russian Su-35 fighter jet harassing and breaking a US Reaper drone by popping flares above it

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A Russian fighter flies dangerously close to a US MQ-9 before deploying flares from a position directly over an MQ-9 drone on a defeat-ISIS mission in Syria July 23, 2023.
A Russian fighter flies dangerously close to a US MQ-9 before deploying flares from a position directly over an MQ-9 drone on a defeat-ISIS mission in Syria July 23, 2023.

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Air forces are ditching runways to prepare their jets to keep operating when enemies aim for their bases

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An A-10 on highway in Michigan
A US Air Force A-10 lands on a Michigan highway in August 2021.

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How the US Air Force's 2 newest fighter jets stack up

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Air Force F-15EX fighter jet
F-15EXs in flight in March 2021.

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Photos capture US special operators landing one of the Air Force's biggest planes on a Wyoming highway

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An Airman with Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing observes a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operation during Exercise Agile Chariot, on Wyoming Highway 287, April 30, 2023.
An Airman with Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing observes a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operation during Exercise Agile Chariot, on Wyoming Highway 287, April 30, 2023.

US Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez

The US Air Force has big plans for the next-generation drones that will fight alongside its fighters and bombers

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range, Ariz., during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020
A US Air Force F-22 and F-35A fly with a XQ-58A Valkyrie during a test over Arizona in December 2020.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason

A downed US jet, a bombed embassy, and 25 years of rumors about how China built its first stealth fighter

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F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft
An F-117 Nighthawk over Death Valley in February 2019.

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

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

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