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Taiwan asked the US for a fleet of new fighter jets, but the request comes...
Taiwan is looking for some new fighter jets.Taipei has put in a request to the US for the planes, but it left open what kind of fighters they could be.The nature of the request puts the decision on the...
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After World War II, US junkyards were filled with discarded fighter planes and their leftover parts.Racers became particularly interested in their drop tanks, the extra fuel cell these planes...
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Pakistan's prime minister accused India of 'war hysteria' after the US shut...
India's ruling political party claims its military shot down a Pakistani combat jet during a standoff in February.US defense officials have reportedly found no F-16 combat jets missing from Pakistan's...
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The Air Force blasted missiles out of the sky with a laser that could one day...
The US Air Force has tested a laser weapon that could eventually arm future fighters, among other aircraft, the service announced Friday.During the April 23 test, a laser weapon developed as part of...
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The Pentagon is buying F-15 fighters instead of more F-35s and repeating past...
The Pentagon recently announced plans to buy more F-15 fighter jets rather than F-35s.The decision to acquire more jets with older technology instead of the latest fifth-generation fighters is...
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Sukhoi is getting ready to churn out the Su-57 — here's what we know about...
Russia's Sukhoi Aircraft Company has started production of the new Su-57 fighter jet.The company plans to build 76 of the fifth-generation jet, with the first delivered by the end of 2019.Visit...
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The British air force is upgrading its Typhoon fighter jets to keep them...
Having wrapped up a weapons integration, the British air force is testing out new sensors for its Typhoon fighter jets.The enhancements are meant to ease pilot workload while improving the jet's...
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US, Canadian, and British fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft near...
Significant intercepts by US, Canadian, and British fighers of Russian aircraft in international airspace produced remarkable photos.The encounters all took place on the same day, August 8, but they...
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A MiG-29 fighter jet owned by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen is up for sale —...
During his life, Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen collected a fleet of helicopters, jets, and specialized aircraft.One of those planes, a Ukrainian MiG-29, is now up for sale by the late billionaire's...
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Former fighter pilots say they're 'dropping like flies' from aggressive...
Former fighter pilots say aggressive forms of cancer are striking their comrades as what appear to be abnormal rates.Some believe the trend may stem from the radars they're exposed to fighter-jet...
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Only one of the Air Force's fighter jets may be able to reach the readiness...
Last year, then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ordered the military to raise mission-capable rates for four key tactical aircraft: the F-16, the Navy's F/A-18 Hornet, the F-22, and the F-35.Air Force Lt....
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18 Air Force F-15s just squared off in a 'Turkey Shoot' in the skies over...
Eighteen F-15Cs and F-15Es from the Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing took to the skies over England on Thursday for a "Turkey Shoot."Turkey Shoots are operational competitions that test the preparation...
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The Navy's last F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet just made its last flight
The Navy's last F/A-18C Hornet, aircraft number 300, completed its last active-duty flight on Wednesday.Both the F/A-18A and F/A-18C Hornet variants have been replaced by the updated F/A-18E/F Super...
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The US-made F-18 may be gaining an edge in the competition to replace...
Germany is looking to replace its Tornado fighters with either US-made F-18s or the Airbus Eurofighter Typhoon.According to German media, the competition has tilted toward the US jet because it...
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The US and Russia, and their fighter jets, are looming over Venezuela's...
Venezuela has been butting heads with its neighbor, Colombia, since August — tensions punctuated by Venezuelan military exercises along their shared border.The US is working with Colombia and others to...
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The fastest fighter jet in the world is more than 50 years old
Russia developed the MiG-25 to chase bombers that could fly three times the speed of sound.That bomber threat never materialized, but the MiG-25 is still around, and it's still the fastest jet on the...
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Taiwan says its F-16 fighter jet upgrade plans are back on track, and it...
After being "seriously" delayed, Taiwan has gotten the upgrade program for its F-16 fleet back on schedule.And now Taipei wants to add long-range oblique photography pods to its fighters, giving them...
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The 10 fighters that changed aerial combat forever
Aircraft technology has advanced by leaps and bounds since the first manned flight more than a century ago.But these 10 aircraft stand out for the lasting effect they had on the way aerial combat is...
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A major US partner wants to buy more F-16s even as it goes after Russia's...
Indonesia is interested in buying two squadrons of new US-made F-16 fighter jets.The island country is also pursuing Russian-made Su-35s, but that effort has been delayed, in part by Indonesia concerns...
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One of the Air Force's most legendary fighter squadrons is back in the Middle...
The US Air Force's 555th Fighter Squadron and its F-16s have deployed to the Middle East, flying out of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.The "Triple Nickel," as it's known, has been around since World War...
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