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F-22 Raptor Defeated? How a French Rafale 'Killed' the World's Top Fighter
The F-22 Raptor, known as one of the most advanced fifth-generation fighters, combines stealth, supermaneuverability, ...
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Ukraine is Making the M1 Abrams Tank Even Better
The M1 Abrams, one of the world's most capable main battle tanks (MBTs), has faced significant losses in Ukraine, with ...
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SR-71 'I': How Lockheed Planned to Transform the Blackbird into a Missile-Wielding Interceptor
The SR-71 "I" was a proposed interceptor variant of the famed SR-71 Blackbird, designed to counter Soviet air defenses during ...
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The CIA's A-12 "Oxcart" Spy Plane Could Hit Mach 3 and Fly at 84,000 Feet
In 1967, the CIA's A-12 "Oxcart" spy plane, a predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird, flew high-risk reconnaissance missions over ...
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The U.S. Air Force 'Lives or Dies' on the B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber
The United States is advancing the development of its sixth-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, as China and Russia ...
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This F-14 Tomcat Fighter 'Banana Pass' Photo Is Very Scary and Real
Capt. Dale "Snort" Snodgrass performed a daring low-level "banana pass" maneuver in an F-14 Tomcat off the USS America, ...
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Dassault Rafale: The Best Fighter Jet Not Named F-22 or F-35
The Dassault Rafale, France's multirole fighter, shares the canard delta wing design with NATO’s Eurofighter Typhoon, but ...
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Super Tomcat 21: The 'New' F-14 Tomcat Fighter That Never Flew
In the early 1990s, Grumman proposed the "Super Tomcat for the 21st Century" (ST21) to modernize the F-14 Tomcat. This ...
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F-111 Aardvark Was Sort of Like a Mini-Bomber That Could Strike Anything
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a multi-role aircraft designed to meet the U.S. Department of Defense's need for a ...