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Raptors scrambled again as Russian bombers approach Hawaii

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Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors were scrambled for the second time in a week to meet approaching Russian bombers.

North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 fighter aircraft, supported by E-3 airborne warning and control system and KC-135 refueler aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Su-35 fighter aircraft late Monday evening.

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B-52 re-engining program will require $11 billion

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The U.S. Air Force has revised upwards the money required to re-engine the B-52H bomber. The program will now cost $11 billion.

U.S. Air Force Airmen repair a B-52H Stratofortress engine during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 25, 2021. The B-52H Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit can deliver large payloads of precision nuclear or conventional ordnance over long distances, and provide the ability to rapidly project military power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovante Johnson)

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F-16C #89-114, one of the jets that responded on 9/11

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More than 150 New York Air National Guardsmen, Canadian Forces members and government civilians from the Eastern Air Defense Sector pose for a group shot in front of two F-16s from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, on Wednesday, June 9 at the Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y. One of the first U.S. military units to respond to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, EADS group photo is one of a series of 9/11 20th anniversary events the unit has planned. ( U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany Scofield)

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