Claims that the US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from a close Russian ally are likely false, experts say

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Mikoyan MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force
Mikoyan MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base, Poland, on October 12, 2022.

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US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says

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Three aircraft flying in a triangle formation.
Ukrainian SU-27 fighters escorting an SU-24 front-line bomber during an air-force exercise on Starokostyantyniv military air base in October 2018.

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Take a look at the workhorse C-130 cargo plane that the US Air Force is reinventing to fight like a bomber

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The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line
The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line during an arrival ceremony in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

US Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Diana Snyder

Houthi rebels took aim at a US aircraft, but the military blew their missiles up before they got a shot off

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a fighter aircraft takes off on the flight deck of a military carrier
An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet takes off on the flight deck of USS Eisenhower.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaitlin Watt

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