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Ukraine proves it can target the Russian air force's weakest link
Ukraine appears to have hit on a strategy to strike back at the Russian jets lobbing glide bombs at…
Michael Peck
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Why the Swedish and Finnish Air Forces are a powerful add to NATO
Finland and Sweden pack a major air power punch for the NATO alliance, and not just from their robu…
Michael Peck
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See how Madison Marsh balances her duties as a US Air Force officer and Miss America
In January, the 22-year-old Arkansas native became the first active-duty US Air Force officer to co…
Lauren Frias
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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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China is developing systems to hunt US submarines from the air
China is turning to the air to try to protect its ships and aircraft carriers from attack by enemy …
Michael Peck
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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say
Ukraine used US-supplied ATACMS missiles to strike Russian air defenses in Crimea, damaging key equ…
Thibault Spirlet
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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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The US will pay for migrants' flights out of Panama to close a route used by over 700,000 people to reach the US-Mexico border
Around 520,000 people crossed the treacherous Darién Gap in 2023, many on their way to the US. Anot…
Matthew Loh
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Ukraine just gave us the first official look at one of its 'FrankenSAMs,' Kyiv's air defense mash-ups of US and Soviet weaponry
Ukraine's East Air Command on Monday posted two photos of a Buk M-1 launcher, which Ukrainian media…
Matthew Loh
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If the US doesn't win the electronic warfare fight, the joint force will 'lose' and 'lose very quickly,' Air Force commander says
US forces are closely watching the war in Ukraine and other conflicts to see how electronic warfare…
Chris Panella
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US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine
A UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson told BI: "It is the longstanding policy of successive governm…
Nathan Rennolds
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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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The US Air Force says the military's new dogfighting AI fighter jet pilot is making 'dramatic' advances from one test to the next
The development of autonomous pilots is moving faster than the Air Force had expected, as a flight …
Chris Panella
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I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.
Captain Theresa Claiborne has just come to the end of a legendary career as a pilot.
Polly Thompson
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Israel has never been impressed with its version of the $1 billion Patriot air defense system. Now it could offload up to 8 to Ukraine.
Ukraine has long coveted more of the $1 billion US-manufactured Patriot air defense systems.
Rebecca Rommen
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China is flexing its missile arsenal in a new simulation for a mass Taiwan attack as the US watches Beijing's Rocket Force closely
China's Eastern Theater Command released a simulation video on Friday that mixes CGI and live foota…
Matthew Loh
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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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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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US forces shot down over 75 Iranian missiles and drones in its biggest air-defense battle of the Middle East crisis
US warships and aircraft destroyed dozens of the Iranian munitions that were fired at Israel, an Am…
Jake Epstein
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Village on Ukraine's doorstep set to become NATO's biggest European air base as Putin vows to go 'until the end' in the war
The base is about 12 miles from the Black Sea coast and 180 miles from Odesa in southern Ukraine.