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“It Took a World War and Eight Decades to Build the Strongest Alliance That This World Had Ever Seen. It Took Less Than a Year to Practically Destroy It,” Sen. Mark Kelly Bashes Trump Administration — “Donald Trump Only Knows How to Break Things, Not Fix Them”
Read More: “It Took a World War and Eight Decades to Build the Strongest Alliance That This World Had Ever Seen. It Took Less Than a Year to Practically Destroy It,” Sen. Mark Kelly Bashes Trump Administration — “Donald Trump Only Knows How to Break Things, Not Fix Them”Senator Mark Kelly delivered a sharp critique of the current U.S. administration following the Munich Security Conference, asserting that decades of international alliance-building have been undermined in less than…
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US F-18 Jet Enters Venezuelan Airspace in Defiant 40-Minute Flyover, Report
Read More: US F-18 Jet Enters Venezuelan Airspace in Defiant 40-Minute Flyover, ReportTwo US F-18 fighter jets flew deep into Venezuelan airspace on December 9, 2025, circling over the Gulf of Venezuela for approximately 40 minutes in a brazen show of…
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US Navy Successfully Recovers Crashed Aircraft from South China Sea
Read More: US Navy Successfully Recovers Crashed Aircraft from South China SeaThe US Navy successfully recovered an F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter that crashed within 30 minutes of each other in the South China Sea on October…
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The Soviet Cold War Icon That Survived Thousands of Intercepts—Except One
Read More: The Soviet Cold War Icon That Survived Thousands of Intercepts—Except OneFor decades, the Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” was the face of Soviet strategic intimidation—a massive turboprop bomber that triggered thousands of NATO scrambles during the Cold War. Its distinctive contra-rotating…
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Why the New B-21 Raider Will Dominate the B-2 Spirit
Read More: Why the New B-21 Raider Will Dominate the B-2 SpiritThe US Air Force is accelerating production of the B-21 Raider, a sixth-generation stealth bomber that represents a generational leap beyond the legendary B-2 Spirit. With Congress committing $4.5…
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The US is Building Massive 30-Ton Propellers for the World’s Most Expensive Aircraft Carriers
Read More: The US is Building Massive 30-Ton Propellers for the World’s Most Expensive Aircraft CarriersThe United States is manufacturing enormous bronze propellers for its Ford-class aircraft carriers as part of an ambitious shipbuilding program that includes constructing two carriers simultaneously for the first…
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Another Big Loss for Russia as AN-22 Military Plane Crashes, Killing Seven
Read More: Another Big Loss for Russia as AN-22 Military Plane Crashes, Killing SevenA Russian AN-22 military transport aircraft crashed in the Ivanovo region on December 9, 2025, during a test flight following repairs. All seven crew members on board were killed.…
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That Time a MiG-29 Was Literally Cut in Half Mid-Air at the World’s Biggest Airshow
Read More: That Time a MiG-29 Was Literally Cut in Half Mid-Air at the World’s Biggest AirshowOn July 24, 1993, a quarter-million spectators at the Royal International Air Tattoo watched in horror as two Russian MiG-29 fighters collided mid-air during an aerobatic display. One aircraft…
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Australia Orders Six Autonomous Ghost Bat Drones After Successful Weapons Test
Read More: Australia Orders Six Autonomous Ghost Bat Drones After Successful Weapons TestAustralia has ordered six operational Ghost Bat drones for A$1.4 billion ($930 million) after the unmanned aircraft successfully fired an air-to-air missile at an aerial target, marking a major step in…
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Chinese J-15 Fighters Lock Radar on Japanese F-15s Near Okinawa as Tensions Rise
Read More: Chinese J-15 Fighters Lock Radar on Japanese F-15s Near Okinawa as Tensions RiseOn December 7, 2025, Chinese J-15 carrier-based fighters directed fire-control radar at Japanese F-15 jets in two separate incidents near Okinawa, prompting Japan to summon China’s ambassador in protest. The Incident…
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How the F-22 Raptor Almost Became a Stealth Bomber
Read More: How the F-22 Raptor Almost Became a Stealth BomberIn the early 2000s, the U.S. Air Force faced a problem: its bomber fleet was aging, and the next-generation bomber wasn’t planned until after 2037. Lockheed Martin proposed a…
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Zane Clark is a writer whose interest in national affairs began at age 11, during a birthday ride in a 1966 Piper 180C that sparked an early curiosity about history and current events. That first moment of perspective grew into a lasting fascination with the people, conflicts, and decisions influencing the nation’s direction. Today, Zane brings clear, informed storytelling to Altitude Post, covering everything from major events to the individuals helping shape the country’s future. When he’s not writing, he’s researching history, following current developments, spotting aircraft, attending airshows or exploring the stories behind the headlines.



















