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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

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

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

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

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.
US 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

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

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

Sun, 08/27/2023 - 08:37

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.
PhotoQuest/Getty Images

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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

Thu, 08/24/2023 - 07:03

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.
Australian Air Force/LAC Samuel Miller

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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

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 15:53

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.
Iranian Defense Ministry via AP

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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

Sun, 08/20/2023 - 09:00

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

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