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Hello, China

US Air Force B-21 ‘China Bomber’ on Track for Operational Service

The USAF plans to transform the B-21 Raider into the world's first unmanned or robotic strategic bomber.

 Ready for war

US will Fight and Win a Space War -- and is Preparing for it

"There is no such thing as a war in space. There is just war."

 Grim

US Air Forces Copes with Readiness Problem

People are the No. 1 readiness priority for the Air Force, he said.

Retiring

US Air Force will Retire MQ-1 Predator Aerial Drones in 2018

The air force took delivery of its last MQ-1 Predator in March 2011.

Dominator

US will Deploy F-35 Stealth Fighters to the Middle East in the Next Five Years

Then there's Russia's military in Syria.

Need money

US Armed Forces Need Money Now to Fight Tonight

The U.S. Army is at its smallest level since before World War II.

Upgrades

F-15 Eagle Getting Extensive Refit to Counter China’s J-10 Fighter

The F-15s will also receive AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radars.

War winner

US Generals say F-35 is 'a War Winner;' Want More of the Stealth Fighter Produced and Fast

General officers of the Marine Corps and Navy said their biggest problem with the F-35 is not having enough of the fighters with their front line squadrons.

New eyes

US Preparing to Launch another Satellite that Spies on Chinese and Russian Satellites

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory designed and built SensorSat.

To Australia

USAF F-22 Raptors Begin Training for Combat against China in Australia

The F-22s will conduct integrated training with Royal Australian Air Force.

Heat seekier

Another SBIRS Missile Detection Satellite Orbited by the US

SBIRS (Space-Based Infrared System) is considered one of the highest priority military space programs in defense of the U.S.

Blasting ISIS

US B-2 Stealth Bombers from US Mainland Kill 100 ISIS Fighters in Libya

The two stealth bombers flew all the way from their base at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

More men needed

US Air Force Allowing More Recruits with Tattoos into its Ranks

The policy, however, won't affect areas of the body where tattoos are currently not allowed.

Swarms

US Air Force Perdix Aerial Microdrones are Ready for Prime Time on the Battlefield

The benefit of a swarm is that if one drone or more crash or fail to deploy, the remainder can rearrange themselves to maintain coverage.

Adios

US Air Force Finally Retires the Legendary F-4 Phantom Supersonic Jet

The current variant of the Phantom II is the QF-4 unmanned aerial target.

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