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A US F-15C fighter jet recently fired the longest air-to-air missile 'kill' shot in Air Force history
The fighter jet fired on an aerial target drone from the farthest distance ever recorded and scored…
Ryan Pickrell
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This new air-to-air missile appears to be the US Navy's answer to the growing reach of China's weapons
China has been developing air-to-air missiles with increasingly greater range. The US Navy seems to…
Chris Panella
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Super Hornet fighter jets loaded with supersonic missiles spotted in Middle East ahead of potential Iranian attacks: report
Photos show that the jets are primed for air-to-air operations, with each one equipped with multipl…
Cameron Manley
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Ukraine's F-16s may be getting long-range cruise missiles to hit targets hundreds of miles away: report
The US is in talks to send long-range cruise missiles for Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets, extending th…
Thibault Spirlet
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Super Hornet pilot who battled the Houthis became 1st US female aviator to score an air-to-air kill, Navy says
The pilot was part of the "Fighting Swordsmen" squadron deployed to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in…
Rebecca Rommen
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Here's what American air-to-air missiles can do for Ukraine's new F-16s against the Russians
The US reportedly plans to send Ukraine its AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile and AI…
Jake Epstein
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US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say
US officials have long identified the need for more integrated air defenses in the Pacific to stop …
Chris Panella
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Like the F-16, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters are good planes, but they aren't the best Western jets for Ukraine
Experts have said that Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen would be a more suitable Western combat aircraft for …
Jake Epstein
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Images of Ukraine's new F-16s and their weapons hint at what the US-made fighter jets may start off doing against the Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared an official video of Kyiv's new F-16s armed with pow…
Jake Epstein
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New missiles could help Ukraine's future F-16 fighters to take on Russian jets, but the planes will likely be more useful for other missions
Rushing out to take on the Russian air force probably isn't the best use for the F-16s Ukraine is e…
Jake Epstein
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The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet
The Swedish-built JAS 39 Gripen is well regarded by experts, who say it would be a good fit for Ukr…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine desperately wants F-16s because without them all it has are Soviet-era fighter jets that simply aren't cutting it
Experts told Insider that while there are some benefits to Ukraine's Soviet-era jets, American-made…
Chris Panella
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The newest Sidewinders have become 'the weapons of choice' against unidentified objects over the US, top general says
The AIM-9X is the latest version of the venerable Sidewinder missile, which has been destroying jet…
Michael Peck
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US to sell $1 bn worth air defence weapons to India
The US will ink a deal of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) at an estimated cost of $1.8…
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Ukraine is scrambling to shoot down Russian missiles and drones. Here are the weapons other countries are sending in to help.
Some of these weapons are useful against aircraft, helicopters, and cruise missiles. Others are mea…
Michael Peck
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The F-22 prototype first flew 32 years ago. Now Congress and the Air Force are at odds over the stealth jet's future.
The oldest F-22s are "just not upgraded to the state that we need to meet the current threat," the …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The F-35 is about to get a lot more lethal in air-to-air combat - without losing its stealth
The fifth-generation stealth fighters currently carry four AIM-120 radar-guided air-to-air missiles…
Ryan Pickrell
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As Sweden's and Finland's NATO bids move forward, the alliance is already eyeing their fighter jets
Sweden and Finland will bring "quite a bit of capability and capacity to the alliance from Day One,…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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A top US arms maker is building a lightweight, drone-killing missile to pack onto fighter jets
The Peregrine combines "the autonomy of AMRAAM [Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile]" with the…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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The US wants to arm fighters with these new long-range missiles to hunt down China and Russia's best jets
The AIM-260 air-to-air missile, also known as the Joint Air Tactical Missile (JATM), is intended to…