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Every kind of F-35 has now seen combat after a carrier-based stealth fighter struck the Houthis
A US defense official told Business Insider that the F-35C made its first operational combat flight…
Jake Epstein
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An explosion occurred at a military base in Iraq, reports say
Explosions occurred at a military base in Iraq, south of Baghdad, early Saturday morning, according…
Kelsey Vlamis
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US squadron commander at the air base bombarded by Iranian missiles thought everyone there was going to die
"I honestly thought anyone remaining behind would perish. I didn't believe anyone would survive a b…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US ally is forging ties with China's air force but probably won't get its J-20 stealth fighter
The United Arab Emirates is building ties to China's air force in what may be a scheme to eventuall…
Paul Iddon
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Iran ups the ante against US, proxies strike Iraq military base with ballistic missiles
US personnel in Iraq are undergoing brain injury evaluations after Iranian-backed militias targeted…
Rebecca Rommen
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Biden pays respects to the 13 fallen US service members killed in Afghanistan at Dover Air Force Base
Five of the fallen service members were only 20 years old, having been born shortly before the 9/11…
John L. Dorman
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The FBI found links to Al Qaeda after cracking the phones of the Saudi gunman who attacked a Florida naval base
The shooter, a member of the Saudi military who was in the US for training, had reportedly been in …
Ryan Pickrell
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US Air Force special operators' search for new runways is expanding from highways to beaches
The US Air Force has been looking at "every single piece of concrete in the Pacific" to find new ru…
Christopher Woody
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Israeli airlines are rushing to launch flights to Dubai by the end of the year as demand reportedly spikes
Israelis are so eager to visit the United Arab Emirates that some airlines are moving up flights to…
Thomas Pallini
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A massive Iranian missile attack on a US base offered a glimpse of the long-lasting injuries US troops will face in a war with Russia or China
A strike considered "the largest ballistic attack against Americans in history" was likely only a p…
Paul Iddon
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An Air India plane flying to San Francisco was forced to land in a remote town in Siberia after an engine failure
More than 200 passengers on the flight had to sleep on the floor of a local school overnight as the…
Sophia Ankel
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A US Air Force spy plane built in 1962 had to make an emergency landing in Qatar. It's the latest in a string of incidents for the ancient fleet of aircraft.
The Air Force's RC-135 spy plane flies all over the world. It's been 110 times more likely to exper…
Taylor Rains
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ISIS suicide bomber who killed 13 US troops in Afghanistan was reportedly released from prison at Bagram Air Base days before the attack
Bagram Air Base was a key base of operations for the US and its coalition partners until the US mil…
Ryan Pickrell,John Haltiwanger
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Air New Zealand has been ranked the best airline in the world, a study found. See which others made the top 10.
Air New Zealand beat out Qatar Airways, which held the title in 2021 and 2022, to secure the top sp…
Beatrice Nolan,Marielle Desca…
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Texas synagogue hostage-taker demanded the release of convicted terrorist 'Lady Al Qaeda' during 10-hour standoff, reports say
The hostage-taker demanded the release of terrorist Aafia Siddiqui during the standoff at Congregat…
Joshua Zitser
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FBI says shooting attack at a US Navy base in Texas being investigated as 'terrorism-related'
The FBI said in a press conference Thursday afternoon that "there may be a second person of interes…
Ryan Pickrell
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US troops pulled out of a pivotal air base in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years, a major step toward total withdrawal
US military commanders ceded control of Bagram Airfield to the Afghan National Security and Defense…
Bill Bostock
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How an air-to-air victory by Navy F-14 fighter jets became a headache for the Pentagon
In January 1989, two US Navy F-14s shot down two Libyan MiG-23s, but their aerial victory over the …
Benjamin Brimelow
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A secretive US special-operations base in Syria is taking fire from a shadowy Middle East war
US troops at al-Tanf in Syria have been fighting ISIS since 2016, but the base has become a focal p…
Rachel Nostrant
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Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air
"The Gulf states and the Iranians would probably be able to do each other a lot of damage very earl…