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U.S. Brings Dogfighters to Counter Russians Over Syria

Icemen

The Pentagon is sending F-15Cs—supposedly to fight the ISIS war. But the jets only have air-to-air weapons, and ISIS has no planes. Which means the real adversary is Russia.

David Axe

Published Nov. 3 2015 1:00AM EST

articles/2015/11/03/u-s-brings-dogfighters-to-counter-russians-over-syria/151102-axe-air-war-tease_dlnsqy — Ints Kalnins/Reuters

David Axe

David Axe

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