The Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by frigates and submarines on April 12, 2018, conducting exercises in the South China Sea. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)
An F-22 Raptor from the North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepts a Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber in international airspace near Alaska on Oct. 19. NORAD said F-22s intercepted two Tu-95s, as well as a pair of Russian fighters, but that they did not enter American or Canadian airspace. (NORAD)
Frank Kendall, shown here during his time as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, addresses guests during a 2012 delivery ceremony of British F-35 fighter jets in Fort Worth, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
An MQ-9B SkyGuardian lands at General Atomics' facility in Gray Butte, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2017. (General Atomics)
An AT&T civilian contractor monitors the status interface of a "Cell on Wings" drone in order to provide 5G connectivity to participants of the Advanced Battle Management Systems Onramp 2 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Aug. 27, 2020. (Staff Sgt Charlye Alonso/U.S. Air Force)
The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard. Will lawmakers push back? (Senior Airman Kristine Legate/U.S. Air Force)
A Rafale fighter performs its flying display at the International Paris Air Show on June 17, 2019, at Le Bourget airport near Paris. (ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images)
Two Offutt-based OC-135B jets are shown parked Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
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