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US sends stealth F-22 Raptors to deter 'unsafe' Russian pilots stirring up trouble in the Middle East
US officials have called attention to aggressive Russian behavior around American assets and intere…
Jake Epstein
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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 stealth F-22 Raptor's days are numbered, and the Air Force is officially looking for designs for the fighter jet's next-gen replacement
The Next Generation Air Dominance platform is a sixth-generation concept designed to ready the US m…
Jake Epstein
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The British navy's newest aircraft carrier teamed up with US pilots to launch F-35 jets in 'beast mode' for the first time
The weeks of testing off the US East Coast in October were "the busiest HMS Prince of Wales has eve…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine's pilots are flying high-risk 'wild weasel' missions first developed in the Vietnam War by the USAF, says defense analyst
Ukrainian pilots fly 'wild weasel' missions using US-made AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles…
Cameron Manley
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Sorry, boys — F1 is for the girls now
Formula 1 is back for the 2024 season. No one is more excited than the Gen Z fangirls reinventing w…
Maria Noyen
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I tested the game-changing F-35 stealth fighter, an incredible jet that demands more than just great flying skills from its pilots
A test pilot who helped engineers develop the F-35 shares what it's like inside the cockpit of a to…
Jake Epstein
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Debris from missing F-35 jet found 2 hours north of Joint Base Charleston, officials say
Search-and-recovery teams located debris from the lost F-35 jet 80 miles northeast of Joint Base Ch…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Video shows the moment an F-22 shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean
Videos posted to social media show jets circling the suspected Chinese spy balloon before shooting …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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F-35 stealth fighter jets are only capable of flying missions a little over half the time, watchdog finds
"Maintenance challenges negatively affect F-35 aircraft readiness," the Government Accountability O…
Jake Epstein
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Marines ground all flights after string of serious 'mishaps,' including the mysterious disappearance of an F-35 stealth fighter jet
Several Marines have been killed in the recent incidents, which include two separate crashes involv…
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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US scrambles F-22s following reports of unidentified flying object over Montana believed to be a Chinese spy balloon
Stratospheric balloons can provide high-resolution photographs of the ground below for a fraction o…
Charles R. Davis,Christopher …
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After nearly 2 decades in service, the F-22 has its first air-to-air kills — neither against the jets it was designed to fight
An F-22 fighter jet downed an unidentified "object" on Friday, just a few days after the same type …
Jake Epstein
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The F-22 that took down China's surveillance balloon used the call sign 'FRANK01' in an apparent homage to a heroic pilot from WWI
Frank Luke, an American fighter pilot, was nicknamed the "Arizona Balloon Buster" after shooting do…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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The US military didn't know if the missile that took out a Chinese spy balloon would work when an F-22 took the shot, commander says
The F-22 pilot fired a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to down the balloon, which was operating at…
Jake Epstein,Christopher Woody
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The cost of key US weapons like artillery shells for Ukraine is soaring
The sticker price of a weapon, such as a jet fighter, only reflects a fraction of what it will cost…
Michael Peck
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The stealth F-22, the top US air superiority fighter, just got its first known air-to-air kill taking out a Chinese balloon.
F-15 Eagles "supported the F-22, as did tankers from multiple states," the Defense Department said …
Katie Balevic
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The US Air Force is trimming its fighter force. Here are the 4 jets it wants to fight future wars.
US Air Force officials say the service's current seven fighter airframes are too expensive to maint…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A traditional Russian ally snubbed Moscow's latest fighter jets for competitors from Pakistan and Turkey
Azerbaijan's biggest arms supplier has been Russia but it will likely acquire fighter jets from els…