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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

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 23:38

A flying US Navy Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey. — A flying US Navy Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.
Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images

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

Sat, 12/02/2023 - 08:36

An image of a circular aircraft with two glass domes sticking out on two sides and an exhaust fan in the middle. — The Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees

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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

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 11:08

Air Force C-130J Tinian — A US Air Force C-130J takes off from Tinian in February 2018.
US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail

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

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 11:59

A B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bomber on a mission. — A B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bomber on a mission.
US Air Forces Central

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The US Air Force is training to take down Chinese warships, but China's military has built a 'wicked' problem for it to overcome

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 10:54

China navy aircraft carrier Liaoning — A Type 052D-class destroyer with the aircraft carrier Liaoning and other Chinese warships in April 2018.
REUTERS/Stringer

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Close calls around the world show that Russian and Chinese pilots want 'batting practice' against the US, top commanders say

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 10:26

Russian fighter jet MQ-9 drone Syria — A Russian fighter flies close to a US MQ-9 over Syria in July 2023.
US Air Forces Central

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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

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

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

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

Air Force C-17 palletized munition — A C-17 drops a pallet of simulated cruise missiles during a test.
US Air Force

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