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The OA-1K Skyraider II is a light attack plane, a militarized variant of the Air Tractor AT-802, an aircraft long used for agricultural work.
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Air Force Tanker Fleet Faces Major Restructuring Under 2026 NDAA
House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to disrupt a newly minted
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he expected further pledges, noting that $2 billion already had been committed through the mechanism.
Air Education and Training Command is preparing to teach instructor pilots on the T-7 and revamping its flying syllabus for the fifth-gen trainer.
The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea. The Navy has eight warships in the region.
Several U.S military bombers have flown from the continental U.S. down to the Caribbean in recent days. Flight tracking data showed two B-1 aircraft left Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and approached Venezuela's coast. A U.S. official told the Associated Press that B-1s had carried out a training flight in the Caribbean.
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These Are the Five Fastest US Air Force Planes Ever Flown
With their powerful engines and aerodynamic frames, the following aircraft represent the pinnacle of fighter jet technology in terms of speed and performance.
Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf Fw 200. The Ju 52 was boxy, corrugated and lacked elegance. The Ju 86 (at least in airliner, and not militarily variants) was rather lovely, but most sublime aesthetically, was likely the Fw 200.
Two U.S. Navy aircraft have gone down in the South China Sea in separate incidents within 30 minutes of each other, according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
A US Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II turboprop crashed during a training mission in Oklahoma on 23 October, with both crew escaping injury. The incident involved one of the service's newest light-attack aircraft.