The US Air Force's next-gen stealth fighter faces an uncertain future amid modernization cost woes

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The F-22 Raptor.
The F-22 Raptor.

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The Kremlin is accused of waging a 'shadow war' against the West with incidents of Russian sabotage on the rise

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The shadows of Russian soldiers are seen on the ground as they march at the Red Square
The shadows of Russian soldiers are seen on the ground as they march at the Red Square during the Victory Day military parade general rehearsal in Moscow.

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A viral canned water company is giving away a $400,000 fighter jet, poking fun at Pepsi's notorious failed joke prize

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A Aero L-39 Albatros training fighter jet named
Liquid Death is giving away a branded Aero L-39 Albatros training fighter jet named "The Dehydrator."

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US soldiers were stranded on beached Army boats after a storm broke apart the US-built aid pier in Gaza

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Two boats sail nearby a large metal platform in the sea
Soldiers and sailors assemble the floating pier off the shore of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea.

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The US Air Force's newest stealth bomber offers hope amid America's shrinking bomber fleet

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The B-21 Raider is seen in an indoor facility with an American flag behind it.
The B-21 Raider is seen in an indoor facility with an American flag behind it.

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The B-52 shot down Vietnamese fighter jets in historic dogfights. Here's how the US Air Force plans to keep its oldest bomber in the skies for over a century.

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A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.
A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.

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How the US Navy's Virginia-class attack submarine gives the US an edge in global undersea superiority

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The attack submarine USS Virginia
The attack submarine USS Virginia departs Naval Submarine Base New London en route to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

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How the US Army refined its battle-tested, controversial M4 Carbine for modern combat

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A close up shot of a US Marine firing an M4A1 carbine
A US Marine fires an M4A1 carbine at a live-fire training in Barira, Philippines.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter

V-22 Ospreys return to the skies but are required to stay within 30 minutes from an airfield in case of emergency

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a front view of a US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey
A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey conducts its flight demonstration during an air show in North Carolina.

US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

The US secretly sent communist-friendly Coca-Cola to a Soviet general in a bid to maintain good ties across the Iron Curtain

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Dwight Eisenhower talks into Georgy Zhukov's ear while a third general, Bernard Montgomery, looks on. All three are holding glasses before a toast.
British Gen. Bernard Montgomery, left, US Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, center, and Soviet Gen. Georgy Zhukov, before a toast on June 10, 1945.

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