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US Air Force sending ‘boneyard’ F-16s to Ukraine for spare parts
The F-16s being shipped to Ukraine lack critical components like an engine and radar, the Air Force said, meaning they cannot be used operationally.
Retired Air Force officers arrested, cited for trespassing in Vermont F-35 protest
The two were arrested this week after protesting at Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office in Burlington, Vermont, against keeping F-35 jets at Burlington International Airport, according to local media reports.
By Diana Stancy
South Korea military says North launches 2 projectiles
South Korea’s military says North Korea has launched two unidentified projectiles into the sea.
Display honors 1986 North Dakota Air Guard F-4 Phantom flight that enabled heart transplant
A highly-publicized North Dakota Air National Guard flight to bring an infant’s heart to a waiting transplant patient in California more than 30 years ago is set to be showcased in Fargo.
Here’s why a 2009 airstrike by a US F-15, which killed scores of civilians, still haunts Germany today
Scores of people, including many civilians, died when a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle bombed two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban.
By Frank Jordans, The Associated Press
British F-35s train with US B-2s for the first time
U.S. Air Force B-2s trained with Royal Air Force F-35s Aug. 29, the first time foreign fifth-generation fighter jets have integrated with the U.S. stealth bombers.
By Air Force Times staff
Fully operational F-16 fighter jet hits the market
The aircraft is unique because it has not been demilitarized, a key difference between it and other F-16 jets that have been privately purchased.
By Diana Stancy
Denied hot meals and indoor toilets, US airmen prepare for the fog of war
The U.S. Air Force is embracing the suck as it considers how it might fight in a war against near-peer adversaries.
By Valerie Insinna
Last of its kind rocket puts GPS satellite in orbit
A rocket that’s the last of its kind delivered the newest, most powerful GPS satellite to orbit for the Air Force Thursday.
Draft showdown -- U.S. military aircraft: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for Aug. 19: U.S. military aircraft fantasy draft
Images show Iran satellite launch looms despite US criticism
Iran appears to be preparing another satellite launch after twice failing this year to put one in orbit, despite U.S. accusations that the Islamic Republic’s program helps it develop ballistic missiles.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press