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The Philippine Air Force hopes to revive its Blue Diamond aerobatics team once it has found an aircraft that replaces its F-5.

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The U.S. Air Force has decided that MAV6 is not able to develop an unmanned airship, Blue Devil II, for Afghanistan missions and canceled the program.

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Pierre Sprey says stealth coatings on the F-22 could be one of the reasons behind the Raptor cough.

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A report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service says Taiwan’s fighter fleet would lose 70 percent of its aircraft by 2020 if no new fighters are introduced.
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