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Why Airmen Are Way Tougher Than People Think [PHOTOS]
Today is the 67th birthday of the U.S. Air Force.As the youngest branch in the military, the Air Force gets a bad rep.Other service members are often critical of the relative comfort and higher...
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An Air Force Plane Slated For The Scrap Heap Is Now On The Front Lines...
As the U.S. begins bombing ISIS targets in Syria with a campaign of airstrikes that started Monday, a venerable airplane that was almost sent to the scrapyard joins the fight. The Pentagon will send a...
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America's 5th-Generation F-22 Stealth Fighter Jet Has Only One Real...
Considered almost unbeatable in the air-to-air role, the F-22 successfully debuted in combat, taking part in airstrikes against ISIS targets. But what if the F-22 found a fourth-generation...
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Sophisticated Eurofighter Jets Have A Manufacturing Fault
A manufacturing fault has been discovered in the Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes, Germany said Tuesday, announcing it was suspending deliveries of the sophisticated jets.The news was another blow to the...
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Meet The Lockheed Martin Photographer Responsible For Taking Stunning Aerial...
One woman is behind the incredible aerial photographs of Lockheed Martin's new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Liz Kaszynski is one of 10 trained and certified aerial photographers employed at the Lockheed...
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Here's How US Phantom Jets Set An Ingenious Trap For North Vietnam's Air...
During the last months of 1966 the North Vietnamese MiG-21s from Phuc Yen airfield claimed several victories against the American F-105 fighter bombers. Air Force had to do something to reduce losses...
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The GOP Candidate For Governor In Connecticut Owns Two Fighter Jets
Tom Foley, a businessman running for governor in Connecticut, seems to own a pair of his own supersonic fighter jets.According to a 1997 profile of Foley in "Flying" magazine, Foley purchased two...
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How The World's Most Expensive Piece Of Military Hardware Got Its Name
The world's most expensive piece of military equipment, Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, is edging towards operability after two decades of research and design. In 2006, the first F-35...
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Pilots Safely Ejected After Two Air National Guard F-16s Collided Over Kansas
The roar of at least one fighter jet overhead caught Elaine Julian's attention.It was a beautiful, sunny autumn afternoon, and the 75-year-old woman was visiting the park in Moline with her twin...
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Saab Will Build 36 Fighter Jets For Brazil For $5.4 Billion
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish aerospace firm Saab <saabb.st> has finalized a $5.4 billion order to sell 36 fighter jets to Brazil, one of the most valuable defense contracts up for grabs in an...
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Here's Yet Another Reason The F-35 Will Probably Be Delayed
Program officials warned Thursday that the operational readiness dates for the Air Force and Marine Corps F-35 fighter planes may be behind schedule due to testing delays, maintenance staffing problems...
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Here's How US Fighter Pilots Learn To Survive Under Inhuman Levels Of G-Force
Becoming a military pilot is a formidable physical and psychological challenge. Those hoping to fly fighter jets must prove their ability to withstand a high level of G-forces, or the equivalent of the...
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Israel Is Thinking Twice About Whether It Wants A Second Squadron Of F-35s
Israeli ministers are lining up against the purchase of a second squadron of advanced F-35 stealth fighters from the United States, saying the $3 billion needed for the deal could be put to better...
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This Video Of A Chinese 5th-Generation Fighter Prototype Shows The Plane...
The first prototype of the Shenyang J-31 Falcon Eagle, China’s second stealth fighter jet, is going to be one of the highlights of China’s most important commercial and defense airshow, to be held next...
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Watch A French Reconnaissance Plane Refuel During A Mission Over Iraq
Here’s a footage filmed from a French Air Force Rafale involved in a reconnaissance mission on ISIS targets over Iraq.The video is particularly interesting as it shows the aircraft perform the ground...
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The US Air Force Is Teaming F-22s With F-35s To Maximize Its 5th Generation...
Four F-22 Raptors belonging to the the 94th Fighter Squadron conducted joint training with the locally based F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron.The joint training was aimed at improving...
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The Air Force Is Struggling To Fit All These Expensive Aircraft Under A...
The Air Force is maneuvering big-ticket programs in tight budget spaces.Acquisitions of new weapons such as replacements for aging bombers, surveillance airplanes and trainer aircraft are caught in a...
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Here's What A Python Missile Looks Like Moments After Being Fired From An F-5
The Rafael Python-4 is a 4th generation air-to-air missile built by the Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense System.With an all-aspect attack ability and integration with helmet-mounted...
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The 35 Most Powerful Militaries In The World
There's only one real way to compare military strength, and thankfully the world hasn't had many opportunities lately. Despite the potential powder keg in the South China Sea, standoffs in Ukraine,...
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A Dutch Fighter Pilot Shot Video Of Russian Planes Being Intercepted Over The...
On Dec. 8, two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s based at Malbork in Poland to provide NATO Baltic Air Policing duties intercepted and escorted two Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback bombers flying in...
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