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U.S. Air Force Evacuates Aircraft Ahead Of ‘Catastrophic’ Category 5 Hurricane Dorian

U.S. Air Force Evacuates Aircraft Ahead Of ‘Catastrophic’ Category 5 Hurricane Dorian

The U.S. Air Force began evacuation of its aircraft and helicopters in preparation for ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 Hurricane Dorian. At MacDill Air Force Base, just outside Tampa, Florida, measures were underway to protect a wide range of observation planes, search-and-rescue planes, helicopters, and fighter jets from estimated 60 mph winds …

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U.S. Air Force F-16 suffered extensive damage after a bird strike on approach to Lackland Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force F-16 suffered extensive damage after a bird strike on approach to Lackland Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet suffered extensive damage Thursday when it struck a bird as it was approaching Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, officials said. According to the city’s Office of Military and Veteran Affairs the F-16 Fighting Falcon was approaching the runway when a bird became lodged in …

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Xian H-20 Stealth Bomber: China’s Copy of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber

Xian H-20 Stealth Bomber: China's Copy of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber

People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber fleet is steadily being modernized, and plans call for a next-generation stealthy, multi-role bomber. According to a study by Rick Joe at The Diplomat, Chinese publications began speculating about the H-20 in the early 2010s. In September 2016, the Ministry of National Defense …

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Damaged F-22 Stealth Fighter Jets with Crumbled Radar-Absorbing Coating Spotted over Syria

Damaged F-22 Stealth Fighter Jets with Crumbled Radar-Absorbing Coating Spotted over Syria

Several eagle-eyed Twitter users have spotted what they believed was severely eroded Radar-Absorbing Coating in front of the canopy of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-22 seen refueling over an “undisclosed location.” As reported by Sputnik News, the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) published a video showing one of the 12 …

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