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US Air Force sending ‘boneyard’ F-16s to Ukraine for spare parts
The F-16s being shipped to Ukraine lack critical components like an engine and radar, the Air Force said, meaning they cannot ...
National Security Journal on MSN4d
The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer Bomber Is Now in ‘Ride or Die’ Mode
Two B-1B Lancer bombers, nicknamed “Rage” and “Lancelot,” were recently recalled from long-term storage at the US Air Force’s ...
The National Interest on MSN9d
The West Is Sending Broken F-16 Fighters to Ukraine. Here’s Why.
According to an Air Force spokesperson, the gift of the derelict planes “has supported the sustainment of European-donated ...
The Aviationist on MSN13d
USAF’s First E-7 Wedgetail Takes Shape as Service Struggles to Keep E-3 Sentry Flying
The E-3 Sentry is afflicted by acute parts and maintenance issues as the Boeing 707 aircraft it is based on ceased production ...
The National Interest on MSN7d
From the Mojave to Ukraine: F-16 Parts Are on the Move to Europe
The U.S. is sending non-flyable, stripped-down F-16s from Arizona storage to Ukraine for spare parts, supporting NATO-donated ...
UK plane graveyard full of abandoned jets in the middle of the countryside
Over the years vegetation has overtaken the jet cemetery, with weeds and shrubs creeping up around the fuselages of planes ...
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US Air Force sending ‘boneyard’ F-16s to Ukraine for spare parts
(SSgt. Desiree N. Palacios/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force is pulling old and nonoperational F-16s out of its airplane graveyard known as “the boneyard” to send to Ukraine for spare parts.