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U.S. Air Force to Update U-2 Dragon Lady Defensive System

The iconic 70-year-old spy plane is receiving updates to its AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System. Despite ever changing plans to retire the type in the next few years, the U.S. Air Force's U-2 Dragon ...

Israel Air Force destroys aircraft used by Iran's former supreme leader

The IDF said the strike occurred overnight and targeted an aircraft used by Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials ...
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Pentagon identifies 6 Air Force airmen killed in KC-135 refueling aircraft crash

Six U.S. service members have been killed when their refueling aircraft "went down" in friendly airspace in western Iraq, ...

The Death Spiral Of Iran’s Unique And Antique Air Force

Decades of neglect of a once world-class fighter fleet have led to decay and obsolescence in the face of the most advanced ...
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4 Of The Weirdest Aircraft The US Air Force Has Ever Flown

WC-135R Constant Phoenix on the runway. - Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Air Force AFCENT by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem, cropped and resized, Public Domain. There are some aircraft that will forever ...
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Air Force One scraps iconic Kennedy-era paint scheme for Trump-approved red, white, blue design

The U.S. Air Force is repainting Air Force One and other aircraft in the presidential and executive fleet in President Donald Trump’s preferred red, white and dark blue color palette — ...

Why are drones flying above Barksdale Air Force Base? Investigation underway

Unauthorized drones were spotted flying above Barksdale Airforce Base earlier this month. Have more flown over the base? Who ...