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Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Improvements to Chinese radar systems are being highlighted at an industry expo in Nanjing. Developments are coming as many countries boost their defenses with drones and stealth aircraft. China has put the spotlight on its advanced radars, highlighting improvements in its ability to track US stealth aircraft at an industry expo, according to state media. The hardware on display at the three-day World Radar Expo in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing included the long-range SLC-7, JY-26 and LC-8E systems, state-run Global ...

US Air Force/Airman Jonah Fronk The Air Force is divesting B-1B bombers, aiming to retire the fleet by the end of the 2030s. The bombers are considered "the workhorse of the Air Force today." At least one of the outgoing bombers will find new life as a lab to help keep other B-1s flying. In February, the Air Force announced that it will begin retiring the B-1B Lancer from service by divesting 17 bombers from the fleet of 62. The divestment is being done to cut costs, streamline modernization and maintenance for other aircraft, and prepare for the introduction of ...

This may be the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber's first outdoor hangar Oriana Pawlyk , Northrop Grumman/US Air Force The Air Force has built a prototype shelter for the new B-21 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. It is one of a few mock-ups that the service is testing to find the most effective and affordable option for the bomber. The US Air Force has begun constructing prototype shelters in anticipation of someday housing its next-generation bomber, B-21 Raider. The service has erected a temporary prototype "Env...

Ho 229: The Story Behind Nazi Germany's 'Stealth' Fighter (See the Pic) The Ho 229 might have been a formidable adversary - if they had got in in the air by the war’s end. Here's What You Need to Remember: Flying wing designs were not an entirely new idea and had been used before in both gliders and powered aircraft. During World War II, Northrop developed its own high-performing XB-35 flying wing bomber for the U.S. military, though it failed to enter mass production. Despite the aerodynamic advantages, the lack of a tail tended to make fly wing aircraft prone to uncontrolled yaws and stal...

It was brief and it was dark, but the flyover of three U.S. Air Force bombers in formation at Super Bowl LV signaled more to the world than just a fleeting flyby.