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Restoring a Wooden WWII Fighter Plane

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Watch an F-35 Take Off, Then Crash Into the Ocean

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The B-21 Raider Could Become a Drone Mothership

hakodate, japan september 12 in this aerial image, the soviet fighter mig 25 is covered with walls after pilot viktor belenko landed to defect at hakodate airport on september 12, 1976 in hakodate, hokkaido, japan photo by the asahi shimbun via getty images

This MiG Super Fighter Terrified NATO

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The U.S. Could Get Its Own UFO Investigators

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The Pentagon's New Secret Weapon: Badass Balloons

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Is This Vid a Sneak Peek at a Secret New Fighter?

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The Beastly Helo That Might Replace the Black Hawk

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Our First Look at the Air Force's New Fighter

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China is Turning Old Fighter Jets into Drones

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Tesla Patented a Vertical Takeoff Plane in 1928

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You Can Buy This Extremely Rare B-17 Bomber

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The Air Force Wants a Next-Gen Flying 'Jeep'

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The Navy’s New Drone Just Passed Gas to a F-35

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B-2 Spirit Bomber Damaged in Runway Accident

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USAF Head Says Service Needs to Move Faster

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A Chinese Think Tank Has Beef With the Air Force

three b 2 spirit stealth bombers, assigned to whiteman air force base, missouri, arrive at keflavik air base, iceland, august 23, 2021 the stealth bombers will take part in their first ever forward operation out of iceland, highlighting air force global strike airmen capabilities of executing bomber agile combat employment in the european theater by training in iceland, aircrew and airmen are familiarizing themselves with the european theater and airspace, enhancing enduring skills and relationships with nato allies and regional partners us air force photo by airman 1st class victoria hommel

Three B-2 Stealth Bombers Just Landed in Iceland

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The Air Force Is Funding a Hypersonic Aircraft

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Why The B-2 Is Such a Badass Plane

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The B-29's Post-War Mission—Predicting the Weather

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DARPA Wants a Soviet-Inspired Flying 'Sea Monster'

team dover members use the step truck to enter the passenger seating section of an air transport international boeing 757 200 sept 8, 2019, at dover air force base, del the ati aircraft, part of the civil reserve air fleet program, was contracted to transport cargo and 30 team dover members to fairchild afb, wash, participating in mobility guardian 2019 “air mobility command’s commercial airlift partners are a vital part of our daily airlift missions around the world as well as our wartime effort,” said maj adam crane, amc headquarters craf branch chief, scott afb, ill us air force photo by roland balik

The Pentagon is Sending Airliners to Afghanistan

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As a Warning, U.S. Fighter Jets Are Buzzing Kabul

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Logistics at Kabul's Airport Are Complicated

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The Story of the SR-71 Blackbird

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This Hybrid Aircraft Could Replace the V-22 Osprey

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Presented by United States Space Force

Some Faces Behind the Space Force

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Watch A-10 Warthogs Take off From a Highway

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From Popular Mechanics for United States Space Force

What Machinery is the Space Force Using?

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5 Pressing Space Force Questions, Answered

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Presented by United States Space Force

Inside the Space Force's Motives and Mission

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Welp, Lightning Just Struck Two F-35 Lightnings

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The Secretary of Defense Visited A Secret Site

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Meet Russia’s Newest Fighter: Checkmate

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See the First Pictures of Russia's New Fighter Jet

us air force maj kristin "beo" wolfe, f 35a lightning ii demonstration team pilot and commander, performs for f 135 engine maintainers assigned to the oklahoma city air logistics complex, at tinker air force base, okla, may 25, 2021 the f 35a demonstration team put on the performance for the maintainers as a show of appreciation for keeping f 35s throughout the department of defense running and in the sky us air force photo by staff sergeant thomas barley

Dozens of F-35s Are Sitting Around Without Engines

the f 35c lightning ii carrier variant joint strike fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the uss nimitz cvn 68 aircraft carrier off the coast of san diego, nov 3, 2014 the arrested landing is part of initial at sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks us navy photo by mass communication specialist 1st class brett cote released

The Navy Says It Needs Fewer Fighters. But Why?

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The B-58 and the Atomic Flying Triangles

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Russia Teases New Fighter Jet Reveal

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How Much More Expensive Can the F-35 Get?

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Why the F-16 Is Such a Badass Plane

the official debut of the yf 16 falcon, a prototype of the f 16 photo by © hulton deutsch collectioncorbiscorbis via getty images

PM Meets the F-16, The Fighter Jet Everyone Wants

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Jets Could Navigate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field