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The Air Force Has a Secret Weapon

The U.S. Air Force prefers upgrades over clean-sheet designs because they’re faster, cheaper, and preserve fleet size—think B ...
Maj. Robert Lodge had extensive knowledge of a classified system that gave American fighters an advantage over North ...
There is considerable confusion in the air about the role of Air Force in Operation Sindoor. However, a close scrutiny ...
On September 1, 1965, the skies over Pakistan and India erupted in the first dogfight of the Indo-Pakistani War. What ...
Eight Su-30s and four Jaguars faced six F-35Bs during a carrier defense scenario as part of the HMS Prince of Wales' participation in Exercise Konkan.
The five-day exercise involves emergency scrambles, identifying targets midair, and launching simulated missile attacks, CNA ...
Shield AI's unmanned X-BAT flies using an autonomous core that could allow it to be a drone wingman and team up with a crewed ...
Thousands of screenings of “Captain Marvel” this weekend will include U.S. Air Force ads highlighting female pilots like Carol Danvers, the hero Brie Larson plays in the movie. “Every superhero has an ...
Friday, September 26, 2025. This is the end of an era for the Indian Air Force, one that has lasted over six decades. Today the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the MiG-21, that most redoubtable of fighter ...
Sunrise over the Atlantic brought the skies south of the Canary Islands a thrum and roar of the most advanced fighter jets ...