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Which fighter jet is best for Ukraine as it fights off Russia?

Ukraine and its supporters say Western fighter jets are necessary to tip the balance in Ukraine’s favor, while allowing for close air support.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

What’s up with a Russian jet buzzing a Navy patrol plane again?

The latest incident occurred in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea, 6th Fleet announced.

By Mark D. Faram

6 years ago

Made in Iran: Tehran shows off F-5 knockoffs at military celebration

They look suspiciously like the aging frames they imported from the United States decades ago.

6 years ago

The 19 things you need to watch in 2019

More money and more personnel but also new challenges from rising rivals in the Western Pacific, Europe and the Persian Gulf. More changes to your leadership at the Pentagon. And more innovations that promise to transform the ways your Navy recruits, trains and retains its sailors.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Mark D. Faram, Natalie Gross, Tara Copp, AP, Leo Shane III, Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News

6 years ago

Russian intercept marks a return to Cold War behavior in Europe’s skies

Russian fighters buzzing U.S. Navy recon planes in Eastern Europe could lead to disaster, analysts warn.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

7 years ago

Iran begins aerial maneuvers near strategic Strait of Hormuz

The drill involves the military’s and Revolutionary Guard fighter jets, including U.S.-made F-4, French Mirage and Russian Sukhoi-22 planes, the report said, adding that five logistics and combat helicopters are also taking part in the exercise over the Persian Gulf waters and the Sea of Oman.

7 years ago