I-WWII-Era Plane inika i-F-35 ukuba ibalekele imali yayo

I-A-29B Super Tucano ngokujikeleza kwiRiphabhlikhi yaseDominican. Ifoto: Lt. Col. Jonas Reynoso / USAF

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Eli bali lingaphezulu kweminyaka emi-5 ubudala.

Imfazwe eAfghanistan yangqina ukuba asinakuthembela kwitekhnoloji entsha, kodwa iPentagon ayimameli- kwaye nemikhosi yahlawula ixabiso.

I-A-29 Super Tucano ejikelezayo. Ifoto: Indoda ephezulu yomoya uRyan Callaghan / USAF

I-A-29 Super Tucano, indawo yokulala ngasemva. Ifoto: Indoda ephezulu yomoya uRyan Callaghan / USAF

Oku bekuya kuba lutshintsho olwenziwayo, ngakumbi xa ujonga indlela eyayiqhutywa ngayo imfazwe yomoya kwiintsuku zokuqala. Ngenxa yokuba iCongress igcine imali yokhuselo ibaleka emva kwe-9/11, uMkhosi woMkhosi woMkhosi kunye noMkhosi wamanzi awuzange unyanzelwe ukuba uqwalasele indlela ezibiza kakhulu ngayo izicwangciso zabo zemfazwe.

Ukuhambisa i-B-52s kunye neetanki zepetroli ukuya eMiddle East yayikuphela kotshintsho olwenziwe ukugcina ixesha kunye nemali. Endaweni yokubhabha uhambo lweyure ezingama-30 kunye neyure (njengoko yenzile emva ko-9/11) ukusuka ku-Diego Garcia, uMkhosi woMoya ugcine ixesha elithile ngokubhabha ngaphandle kweAl Udeid Airbase eQatar endaweni yoko.

I-A-29 Super Tucano ibhabha (nangona ingeyonxalenye yoMsindo oSondeleyo). Ifoto: Indoda ephezulu yomoya uRyan Callaghan / USAF

Umqhubi wenqwelo moya waseDominican Republic kunye nolondolozo lomoya ohlola i-A-29 Super Tucano ngaphambi kokuhamba ngenqwelomoya ebusuku. Ifoto: UCaptain Justin Brockhoff / USAF