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The Marine Corps is desperate for planes, and scavenging from ‘the Boneyard’
The United States Marine Corps recently announced plans to refurbish 23 F/A-18C Hornets from “the boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to address a shortage of usable airframes. Seven more will be...
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The F-35 may be about to face a huge source of delays
The oft-troubled F-35 may be on the verge of facing an even greater series of delays that could affect the supply chain of the aircraft and work agreements with the US-based project's partner Great...
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F-35s absolutely dominated F-15s in 8 dogfights during a simulated deployment
The US Air Force F-35A fleet continues to work to declare the Lightning II IOC (initial operational capability) scheduled in the August – December timeframe.Among the activities carried out in the past...
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Here’s how the US Air Force and Army train to take any airfield in the world
The battle went unnoticed by most.On Saturday, Jun. 18 a joint aerial friendly force faced a very capable and determined adversary. The adversary fielded a world class air force combined with advanced...
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The military in photos this month
A selection of military photos that you might have missed this month.Candidates at the Officer Candidate School (OCS) conduct the Fireteam Assault course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico,...
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Cool photos of British F-35Bs arriving in the UK for the first time
On Jun. 29, the first British F-35B Lightning II, piloted by RAF pilot Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols and accompanied by two US Marine Corps airframes and by a pair of US Air Force KC-10 tankers and USMC...
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The F-35 is set to take over as the world's fighter jet
It’s called the Lightning II, but perhaps it should be renamed the Phoenix. Like the mythical bird, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has risen from the ashes. This is a program that once seemed to...
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US Air Force to spend $118 million on decoy planes to confuse enemy defenses
The US Air Force just offered Raytheon $118 million for a contract to provide Lot 9 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammers (MALD-J) to support their aircraft, UPI reportsMALD-Js launch from aircraft like...
View ArticleThe Pentagon made a move that will revolutionize thousands of soldiers' lives
Thousands of transgender Americans serve in the United States military and armed forces, but until now, those in uniform served in secret. The Pentagon announced an end to the ban on transgender...
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Military aviation readiness is 'at the tipping point'
Domestic aviation readiness across all four military services is at a detriment because of wavering budgets and a greater focus on overseas operations, military leaders testified Wednesday to...
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The Air Force will build a new A-10-like close air support aircraft
The Air Force is beginning to work on how fast, lethal, durable and capable a new “A-10”-like aircraft would need to be in order to provide US military ground troops with effective close-air support...
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Here are 6 foreign weapons systems the Pentagon should buy now
America has had a long tradition of picking up some foreign weapons. Whether it was getting military aid from France during the Revolutionary War to borrowing Spitfires from England in World War II to...
View ArticleWatch newly released footage of the F-35B taking off, hovering, and landing...
This is the F-35B Lightning II, one of the world's most maneuverable aircraft. With 40,000 pounds of thrust, it can take off and land vertically.Produced by Michael TorresFollow BI Video:On TwitterJoin...
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Body of missing US airman found in river in northern Italy
ROME (Reuters) - The body of a U.S. airman was found on Tuesday in a river in northern Italy near where he went missing 10 days ago, a spokesman for local Carabinieri military police said.Halex Hale...
View ArticleThe Air Force's A-10 Warthog targets ISIS fighters with this massive gatling gun
After almost 40 years in service, the A-10 Thunderbolt remains one of the most effective and reliable weapons in the US Air Force's fleet. Although there are plans to replace it with the F-35 fighter...
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Saab just unveiled its attempt to outdo the F-35
A couple of weeks ago, Saab unveiled its next-generation fighter. Dubbed 'The Smart Fighter," it is aimed at markets not yet cleared to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as reported by the Daily...
View ArticleThis is what's happening in soldiers' bodies before, during, and after combat
The human brain and body function differently under the extreme stress of combat than they do under normal circumstances. Former West Point psychology professor Lt. Col. Dave Grossman teamed up with...
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Air Force General: The US' capability lead over Russia and China 'is shrinking'
In a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, General Herbert J. Carlisle, the Commander of Air Combat Command, expressed concern over the current progress in the modernization of the US...
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5 reasons why the new F-35 will reinvent aerial combat
You've probably been living under a rock if you haven't heard of the US' forthcoming jet, the F-35 Lightning II. Primarily developed by Lockheed Martin, the F-35 has been called the most advanced...
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