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US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up
The US Navy's carrier fleet is superior to the Chinese, though China's new Fujian aircraft carrier …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Air Force wants to get rid of over 200 aircraft - here's what it wants to send to the boneyard
The substantial proposed cuts to the Air Force's fleet include dozens of legacy fighter jets and at…
Ryan Pickrell
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US Special Operations Command wants to transform its biggest planes to gain an advantage against China
To ensure US special operators can operate against a more capable enemy, SOCOM wants to give its bi…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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With new operations on opposite sides of the world, Chinese military aircraft are showing off growing reach
China's air force is getting "more confident in its ability to operate farther" from its shores wit…
Christopher Woody
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China's first stealth fighter for aircraft carriers is emerging, but a big problem still weighs it down
A model jet spotted on a fake aircraft carrier is the latest hint about what China's navy may have …
Benjamin Brimelow
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How the world's largest airplane boneyard stores and regenerates 3,100 retired aircraft
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) stores retired military aircraft in …
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron,…
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One of the Air Force's biggest planes has helped pull off every major special ops mission since Vietnam
"We don't kick in any doors, but we enable the special operators on the ground to kick them," a for…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The US Air Force grounded over 100 workhorse C-130 transport planes after discovering unusual wing cracks
"General Miller directed an immediate time compliance technical order inspection to identify and co…
Ryan Pickrell
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Step inside the C-130, the super-versatile workhorse that flies Navy SEAL missions, delivers supplies to Antarctica and fights wildfires
The C-130J-30 measures a whopping 112 feet, 9 inches and has four Rolls-Royce AS 2100D3 turboprop e…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes,Sin…
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A US Air National Guard C-130 military transport plane has crashed in Georgia
The Savannah Professional Firefighters Association tweeted an image of the wreckage, showing flames…
Christopher Woody
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The US Air Force's special operators are hustling to turn their biggest planes into flying boats
Aircraft that can operate on land and sea create "even more complex dilemmas" for rivals, a US Air …
Christopher Woody
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The US and China are picking sides in one of the world's most dangerous rivalries
India and Pakistan have sought support amid their rivalry, and the US and China are seeking partner…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China is getting ready to field its 3rd aircraft carrier — here's why it's no match for US flattops
China likes to brag about its two carriers and the third one it is building, but they have a long w…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A look inside the AC-130 - one of the most powerful military aircraft of all time
Able to fly faster and higher than a helicopter, but with excellent range and loiter time, the AC-1…
Alex Lockie
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India gets green signal to buy military equipment worth $90 million from the US
In a major sales notification to Congress, DSCA said that India continues to be an important f…
PTI
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21 Chinese warplanes, including more than a dozen fighter aircraft, flew through Taiwan's air defense zone on the day of Pelosi's visit
On the day House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taipei, Chinese warplanes flew through Taiwan's AD…
Abbie Shull
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US Air Force secretary says the service needs to get rid of aircraft that don't threaten China
"If it doesn't threaten China, why are we doing it?" the Air Force secretary said at a recent defen…
Ryan Pickrell
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Heart-stopping video shows a Saudi C-130H flying just over a soldier's head in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has since been accused of conducting indiscriminate and unlawful airstrikes…
Daniel Brown
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The life and lawsuits of Lucas Wall, a frequent flier who's made it his mission to fight Biden's mask mandate
Lucas Wall, a resident of Washington, DC, who says he's stranded in Florida, has become a leader of…