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Is the European Meteor Air-To-Air Missile Really the Best in the World?

Is the European Meteor Air-To-Air Missile Really the Best in the World?

Some would say the best arrow is the one still left in your quiver.

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You Need To Hear These FAA Tapes From That Oregon UFO Incident That Sent F-15s Scrambling

You Need To Hear These FAA Tapes From That Oregon UFO Incident That Sent F-15s Scrambling

New evidence offers great detail of the bizarre event and provides unprecedented insight into how such a unique incident is dealt with in real time.

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Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

A radar from Ukraine would allow American personnel to assess how much of a threat it, or similar systems that potential enemies use, might pose.

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Watch This Fabulous Ride Onboard the Last of the USAF’s F-4 Phantoms

Watch This Fabulous Ride Onboard the Last of the USAF’s F-4 Phantoms

America’s remaining QF-4 Phantoms are putting on quite a show as their retirement nears.

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Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Turns Two Weeks Old

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Turns Two Weeks Old

Here’s our latest update on what is happening in the conflict in Ukraine, which has now entered its 14th day.

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Night Stalker Choppers Freak Out Manhattan With Nighttime Low-Level Training Exercise

Night Stalker Choppers Freak Out Manhattan With Nighttime Low-Level Training Exercise

The training mission caused confusion and criticism as helicopters went zipping down the city’s streets as part of an apparent mock raid.

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U.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System

U.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System

The move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come.

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USAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” Solution

USAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” Solution

A Lockheed exec’s super slick pitch for the company’s E-8C JSTARS replacement jet hints at the use of technologies from top secret programs.

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Su-30s Acted As Infrared “Heat Traps” For Putin’s Arrival In Syria Aboard A Tu-214PU

Su-30s Acted As Infrared “Heat Traps” For Putin’s Arrival In Syria Aboard A Tu-214PU

The Russian Air Force got creative with its shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile countermeasures for Putin’s visit to Syria.

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Poland’s “High Risk” Plan To Transfer MiG-29s To Ukraine Shot Down By U.S.

Poland’s “High Risk” Plan To Transfer MiG-29s To Ukraine Shot Down By U.S.

The Pentagon says there are better ways to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses that are less likely to provoke a Russian response.

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