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Israel Reveals Its F-35I Adir Is An Iranian Drone Killer

In a show of impressive air superiority by the Israel Defense Forces(IDF), they announced on Monday that they had intercepted and downed two Iranian Shahed 197 UAVs last year with View More ›

US Refuses To Receive Polish MiG-29 Fighters For Ukraine

Following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement on “Face the Nation” last March 6, stating that the US is actively working with the Polish Government to send their own View More ›

The Douglas A-20 Havoc Was One Of The Best Bombers Of WWII You Never Heard Of

If there was one plane that became a “pilot’s favorite” during the Second World War, the A-20 Havoc made it to the top. Described as “light-bomber, attack, and night-fighter” by View More ›

China Reiterates That Taiwan Is Their Territory, Sends 9 Aircraft To Taiwanese Air Space

While the world looked to Ukraine during its time of crisis amid the Russian invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, his close ally China and Chinese President Xi Jinping View More ›

US Troops, F-35s, And Apaches Sent To The Baltics To Counter Russian Army

In an effort to bolster defensive positions in the Baltic region, President Biden has moved military reinforcements to a number of Baltic states and Poland to defend NATO’s eastern flank View More ›

2 Black Hawk Helicopters crash in Utah, 4 dead in Another Crash at US Navy Facility

Three military helicopter crashes have occurred just a few days as two Utah National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in northern Utah at a ski resort last Tuesday morning View More ›

Bombs Away, B-21 Raider: Construction Of The 6th Bomber Has Begun

The United States Air Force is going to be pleased as Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason R. Armagost, Director of Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements at Air Force Global Strike View More ›

Air Force Veteran Gail ‘Candy Bomber’ Halvorsen Dies at 101

While everybody was busy bombing the hell out of each other, other military pilots were more soft-hearted after World War II had ended. One of those pilots was World War View More ›

US And UK Sign Agreement For Future Vertical Lift Program Cooperation

The United States government and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement last Monday, February 14, that enables the two countries to evaluate the possibility of cooperation on future vertical View More ›

USAF B-52 Bomber Spends Almost 24 Hours In Flight

After 4 USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers arrived at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, as part of the Bomber Task Force Missions and to serve a deterrent to a possible Russian View More ›

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