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Ukraine wants western missiles and u.s. jets. >> translator: im talking about nato-integrated air defense systems, an f-15 eagle. >> reporter: for andre, the battle for the skies over ukraine is personal. both his mother and his wife are helping in the effort to fend off the russians, he says, and that he too is willing to sacrifice. >> translator: everyones afraid of being killed. its one thing to die with honor, another thing is to die without honor. >> reporter: the u.s. has said ukraines air...

The U.S. Air Force fighters will work closely with NATO allies on the alliance's eastern flank. 

The Eagle may not be as technologically advanced as its fifth-generation stablemates, the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but what it lacks in stealth the F-15 makes up for in classic Cold War-style: with incredible engineering and good old fashioned brute force. 

Caught up in plans to revamp the aging fleet of airplanes it uses, the U.S. Air Force still has to rely on decades-old machines to conduct its business. One of these machines is the four decades-old F-15C Eagle.

The F-111 was one of the earliest joint-service aircraft, meant to fulfill both the U.S. Air Force’s requirement for a swing wing strike bomber and the U.S. Navy’s requirement for a long-range interceptor.

This Mcdonnel-Douglas F-15A Eagle was very much still in active military service when the Air Heritage Museum in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, opened its doors in 1986. Somehow, someway, 35 years have passed since then. Enough time for the once-prized fighter to be wholly obsolete.

It might be a bit old, but it's good enough for America's overstretched Air Force. 

Still in the grips of a health crisis that doesn’t seem to ease up, the world now has to face a series of challenges that if not handled properly, might end up really turning this place upside down.

Hamas Should Be Scared: Israels Strike Eagle Fighter is Straight Up Fearsome If Israel purchases more F-15s, it will almost certainly end up flying the platform for the better part of a century. Heres What You Need to Remember: The Strike Eagle’s performance in the Gulf War stirred Israeli interest. The Gulf War had not exactly gone as planned for Tel Aviv, which had been bombarded by Scud missiles launched by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.  A long-range fighter would be a necessary weapon ...

But what made the F-111 great? Did the United States truly lose any capability by retiring it? Heres What You Need to Remember: The F-111 first was tested in combat in Vietnam during 1968, but issues with the design delayed its full fielding until Operation Linebacker. It would go on to become one of the most survivable bombers of the war due to its ability to penetrate at a low level, with only a 0.015 loss rate. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the m...