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The US and Chinese air forces are stepping up their training to prepare for a potential showdown with each other

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:35

China air force aerobatics team J-10 fighter jet pilot — A Chinese air force aerobatics team member in a J-10 fighter jet at an air show in August 2022.
Zhou Guoqiang/VCG via Getty Images

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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 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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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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Ukraine's air force has gotten good at fighting on the run, and Russia's military can't catch up, top US general says

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 16:43

Ukraine Air Force MiG-29 — Ukrainian Air Force technicians with an MiG-29 at an air base near Kyiv in November 2016.
Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via 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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