#air-force

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It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.

Babe Ruth

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US Air Force ramps up intel flights, weapons shipments to Ukraine

Flight trackers have spotted American Rivet Joint, Global Hawk, Reaper and Joint STARS aircraft, plus allied assets.

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‘All for nothing’: Air Force trans troops sue over revoked retirement

Seventeen transgender service members filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for revoking the opportunity for early retirement

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US Air Force awards contract to prototype next-gen bunker-buster bomb

The Next Generation Penetrator will succeed the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which the Air Force used to strike a key Iranian nuclear facility.

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Lost propeller caused $13M military Reaper drone to crash into sea

The MQ-9 could not be recovered from the Mediterranean Sea, but the Air Force and General Atomics used data to piece together what likely caused its crash.

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Air Force test-launches unarmed Minuteman III missile

The Air Force conducts regular tests of its Minuteman III ICBMs, as it looks for ways to bring costs under control for the successor Sentinel missile.

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New B-52 engines pass key design review, prepare for altitude tests

The F130 engines, which will extend B-52s' lives for decades, are a crucial part of the Air Force's effort to switch to a two-bomber fleet.