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US military denies Syrian state media report that helicopters attacked a Syrian army checkpoint

By Jared Keller and Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

UH-1Y Huey Demonstration

By Task & Purpose

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The Pentagon now has a task force searching for UFOs

By Paul Szoldra and Jeff Schogol

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Marines successfully fly first RQ-21A Blackjack in Australia

By Task & Purpose

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An Air Force F-16 pilot will face off against an AI adversary in a simulated dogfight. Here’s how you can watch it live

By Jared Keller

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The Air Force’s first B-21 Raider stealth bomber is ‘starting to look like an airplane,’ official says

By Jared Keller

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Air Force helicopter shot at while flying over Virginia

By Jeff Schogol and David Roza

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A Navy flattop just rolled up in Hawaii laden with World War II-era warbirds

By Jared Keller

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History

WWII-era warbirds arrive in Hawaii on the USS Essex

By Task & Purpose

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The Air Force just took a major step towards launching a hypersonic missile from its oldest bomber

By Jared Keller

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Military Life

Here’s why the pilot of Enola Gay had no regrets about dropping the first atom bomb

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Tech & Tactics

How a teenager with a Cessna managed to defeat the Soviet Union’s entire air defense system

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B-2 strike in Libya

By Task & Purpose

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This star-spangled Navy helicopter looks like it was plucked straight out of ‘Team America’

By James Clark

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The Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot has officially earned her Wings of Gold

By Haley Britzky

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Russian jet fighter buzzes two US spy planes over Black Sea

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Taliban fighters are reportedly using anti-tank missiles to down Afghan helicopters

By Jared Keller

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Tech & Tactics

Lightning Strikes East China Sea

By Task & Purpose

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Meet the Navy’s first Black female tactical jet pilot

By Task & Purpose

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Skyborg

By Task & Purpose

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Tech & Tactics

The US wants to make it easier to export armed drones to allies

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Culture

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ release date delayed again due to COVID-19

By David Roza

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A US fighter jet buzzed an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace

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The A-10 Thunderbolt II in action

By Task & Purpose

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B-2 returns from Libya operation

By Task & Purpose

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Culture

F-22 Photo Animation Loop

By Task & Purpose

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F-16 crashes at Holloman Air Force Base as the surge in Air Force mishaps continues

By Jeff Schogol

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News

Here’s your first look at the Air Force’s first F-15 in more than 15 years

By Jared Keller

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Tech & Tactics

State Department signs off on $23 billion sale of F-35s to Japan

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Culture

Sorry, Mav: There’s actually no such thing as a ‘TOPGUN trophy’

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News

F-16 pilot killed in crash remembered as a man who ‘loved a lot of things’ — his family, his country, flying

By James Clark

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F-16CM pilot killed in latest Air Force crash

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army is adopting a ‘guaranteed hit’ smart fire control system to knock drones out of the sky

By Jared Keller

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US fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft in fifth Alaskan incursion this month

By Jared Keller

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The Navy’s new Osprey is officially here to drop you off at sea

By Jared Keller

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Tech & Tactics

Are UFOs flown by aliens or Russian and Chinese pilots? Lawmakers wants to know

By Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

The Pentagon spent $300 million on defective and missing F-35 parts over the last five years, and lawmakers are furious

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News

Watch an F-15 take out an ISIS ‘summer camp’ in rural Iraq

By Jared Keller

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The Air Force has averaged one aircraft mishap every week since the beginning of May

By Jared Keller

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Russian aircraft seen flying in Libya, raising fears of possible civilian casualties

By Jeff Schogol

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USS Theodore Roosevelt aviators eject safely at sea

By David Roza

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News

US fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bomber formations in eighth Alaskan incursion this year

By Jared Keller

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Tech & Tactics

F-15C pilot killed in North Sea crash identified

By Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

Missing F-15 pilot has been found dead

By Task & Purpose

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Tech & Tactics

F-15C pilot from RAF Lakenheath killed in crash

By Jeff Schogol

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News

The Air Force’s Viper demonstration team definitely goes hard in the paint

By David Roza

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Tech & Tactics

CENTCOM chief: US troops can’t keep up with the flood of cheap drones downrange

By Jared Keller

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Tech & Tactics

Trump hopes to sidestep an arms pact to sell more drones to sketchy countries

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Tech & Tactics

A pilot with the callsign ‘Banzai’ is the first woman to fly the F-35 in combat

By Paul Szoldra

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US fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bomber formations near Alaska

By Jared Keller

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F-35 landing gear collapses on landing at Hill Air Force Base

By Jared Keller

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National Guard investigating whether low-flying helicopter was used to intimidate protesters

By Jeff Schogol

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AFRICOM says Russia flew 14 MiG 29s and Su-24s to Libya

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AFRICOM says Russia has deployed more fighter jets to Libya

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Watch the Navy fry a drone with a new shipboard laser weapon for the first time

By Jared Keller

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News

The creator of the ‘X-Files’ weighs in on the Pentagon’s latest UFO disclosures

By Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

AFSOC to finally mount a laser weapon on an AC-130 gunship

By Jared Keller

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News

Watch the Air Force Thunderbirds quickly recover from a high-speed hiccup over Los Angeles

By David Roza

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News

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Breakaway

By Task & Purpose

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News

Pendleton Marines launch drone to track wildlife

By Task & Purpose

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News

Does anybody care about UFOs anymore?

By Jeff Schogol

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News

F-22 Raptor crashes in Florida

By Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

A drone appears to have gotten dangerously close to the Blue Angels during a flyover in Detroit

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News

MQ-9 Reaper operations at Holloman Air Force Base

By Task & Purpose

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