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AI-generated image, using a US Air Force photo of B-21 Raider rendezvousing with a KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling near Edwards Air Force Base in California on April 14, 2026, as a reference.
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II flies alongside two F-35A Lightning IIs and an F-16 Fighting Falcon of the US Air Force over the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base in Japan on September 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Trailers with launchers for guided missiles of a German Patriot air defense system stand on a snow-covered field in southeastern Poland on April 3, 2023. (Getty Images)