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The B-2 stealth bomber used to hit the Houthis was built to strike the toughest targets

The aircraft was built to slip past defenses to drop nuclear and conventional bombs, including a 30…

Jake Epstein   


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A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs

The B-2 aircraft released an experimental weapon called QUICKSINK to help take out the decommission…

Jake Epstein   


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Ukraine says it attacked a Russian base where fighter-bombers and their glide bombs are kept

Russia has used its Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft to drop highly destructive glide bombs targeting …

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US says B-2 stealth bombers struck hidden Houthi weapons, sending a message to foes that nothing is out of reach

The US military struck underground weapons storage sites that the Houthis use to fuel their Red Sea…

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Photos show a US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber flying with Japanese F-35s for the first time

The operation focused on integrating the stealth bomber with US allies and partners over the Indo-P…

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New pictures of the US Air Force's newest stealth bomber — the B-21 Raider — just dropped as flight testing continues

Pentagon leadership says the B-21 penetrating strike aircraft will form the "backbone" of America's…

Jake Epstein   


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US Air Force special ops forces are turning big cargo planes into bombers with a new weapon

Recent photos show airmen with Special Operations Task Group Central and Air Forces Central on- and…

Lauren Frias   


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A new experimental US Air Force bomb can sink warships, but the question is if it's the right weapon for a war with China

The US military hails its experimental QUICKSINK weapon as a low-cost way to defeat surface vessels…

Jake Epstein   


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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

More than seven decades later, one of the plane's latest models, the MC-130J, is being fitted with …

Elias Chavez   


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See the first video showing the US Air Force's B-21 Raider in flight

The B-21 Raider strategic bomber is now flying twice a week, US Air Force officials said, a major s…

Chris Panella   


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Fighter pilots can black out in seconds during high-G flying. Here's how flight experts say they train to stay conscious.

Learn how Air Force pilots prepare their bodies and master techniques for handling high G-force lev…

Ella Sherman   


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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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Russia says it scrambled fighter jets to intercept 2 US B-52H Stratofortress bombers approaching the Russian border

The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range heavy bomber that can carry both conventional and nuclear …

Rebecca Rommen   


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The US says it will send more warships and bombers to the Middle East as tensions persist between Iran and Israel

The US is deploying warships and B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a deterrent to Iran, the Pentag…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Defeating Russia's massive 6,600-pound glide bomb may mean risking Ukraine's Patriots if it can't take out the fighter-bombers on the ground

The US has restricted Ukraine from using its powerful long-range missiles to strike air bases insid…

Jake Epstein   


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Ukraine says it destroyed glide bombs at a Russian air base that aircraft fly out of to bomb the front lines

Ukraine has used homemade, long-range weapons to strike Russian airfields where fighter-bombers and…

Jake Epstein   


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Ukraine says it used its new long-range 'Palianytsia' rocket drone for the first time as it targets air bases deep inside Russia

A video shared on X by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests the new rocket drone could …

Nathan Rennolds   


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Russia launched 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine, firing around 120 missiles and 90 drones, Kyiv says

Ukraine's air force said Russia used Kalibr cruise missiles, Kinzhal ballistic missiles, and a Zirc…

Mikhaila Friel   


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Ukraine may have just scored its longest-range drone strike yet in Russian territory a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber around 1,100 miles away

The Tu-22M3 is a long-range supersonic bomber designed to take out sea- and ground-based targets us…

Cameron Manley   


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Russia's showing NATO its hand in the air war over Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has taught NATO a lot about how Russia fights for control of the skies.

Sinéad Baker,Jake Epstein