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Air Force general: The mere sight of F-35s at UK airshows will help deter Russia
A US Air Force (USAF) general is banking on the mere sight of two Air Force and two US Marine F-35s at airshows in the UK helping to deter a resurgent Russia."Fundamentally, deterrence is credibility,...
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The drones hunting ISIS have grown more lethal
The Air Force Special Operations Command runs 37 Reaper drones that have just been upgraded with better sensors, upgraded weapons software, and extra fuel tanks so they can kill more targets and watch...
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This chart shows all of the versions of Russia's 5th-generation fighter jet
The US and Russia have been competing arms exporters since the dawn of the Cold War. Although the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the deep-seated rivalry between the US and Russia never fully died out...
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Here's who'd win in a dogfight between Russia's and the US's top fighter jets
Russia's air force recently grabbed the international spotlight with its bombing campaign in support of Syria's Bashar Assad. But how does it stack up against the world's greatest air force?During...
View ArticleThe Navy has its own Area 51 — and it’s right in the middle of the Bahamas
The US Air Force develops and tests their advanced technology at Area 51 in the Nevada desert. The US Navy also has their own secretive testing facility, and its right in the middle of the...
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US Air Force says we could see combat-ready F-35s by August
The US Air Force said on Wednesday said it still expected to declare an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets ready for combat between August and December, despite delays in the...
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This is what it's like to live at the US's most remote air base
Deep within the Arctic Circle in Greenland sits one of the US's most isolated, and potentially critical, air bases.At more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Thule Air Base is at the strategic...
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Fledgling Afghan air force conducts first ever strikes in Helmand province
A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft manned by Afghan pilots trained in the US have conducted the first close air support missions by fixed-wing aircraft ever flown for the fledgling Afghan Air Force, a...
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Here's why replacing America’s beloved A-10 makes zero sense
The A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog is "the only airplane in the Air Force specifically designed for close air support."-- CNN"The A-10 is the best CAS platform mankind has ever designed."--...
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Japan just joined an elite club with its latest fighter jet
On Friday, Japan took its domestically designed stealth jet to the skies for the first time, joining the US, Russia, and China as one of the only countries to produce fifth-generation combat...
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US Army General: next time Russian jets buzz US ships, it may not end well...
Russia should be warned that its dangerous flybys of US ships and planes could be met by force, President Barack Obama's nominee as the next NATO and US European Command commander said Thursday."Sir, I...
View ArticleThe US Air Force is working on its own version of the Hyperloop — and it just...
Magnetic levitation — also known as MagLev — is used all around the world to power high speed trains. It's also the technology Elon Musk wants to use to power his Hyperloop concept. The US Air Force is...
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Congress wants the Air Force to prove the F-35 can take over for the A-10
House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry drafted a bill that would stop the Air Force from using funds in their 2017 budget to retire or reduce the use of the A-10 Warthog until the...
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Watch the incredible video of an F-22 tearing up Britain's famous Mach Loop
Videos and photographs emerged on the Internet, showing that the Raptor jets have been active within the famous British Mach Loop Low Flying Area.Since 12 Raptors are deployed to RAF Lakenheath, there...
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Step inside the cockpit of the US's most iconic war planes
The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, is a treasure trove of the greatest, most iconic aircraft in history, which you can tour at home, online, right now, for free.From...
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SpaceX made an $82.7 million deal that just ended a 10-year monopoly in the...
On Wednesday, the US Air Force awarded Elon Musk's private company SpaceX an $82.7 million contract to launch a GPS satellite.This is the first time in a decade that a company other than United Launch...
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Testimony on the F-35 was all over the place
John McCain added to a long line of harsh rebukes of the trillion-dollar F-35 Lightning II program on Tuesday, but things are actually looking up for the fifth-generation stealth jet.At a Senate Armed...
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Here's how the US plans to drop 'cyber bombs' on ISIS
A United States Air Force cyber officer recently told me that United States Cyber Command was shifting its focus to Islamic State (IS, also referred to as ISIS and ISIL).I was a little surprised to...
View ArticleThe Air Force's new $100 million fighter jet has suffered a number of setbacks
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was supposed to take the place of many of the Air Force's older planes. But now that the project is massively over budget and has seen extensive delays, the Air Force is...
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Here's what 70 years of US air superiority looks like
On March 5, Airmen from all over the US converged on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona for the 20th annual Heritage Flight, showcasing 70 years of US air superiority.The P-38 Lightnings, P-40...
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