If the United States wants to continue to be the major player in the global economy, it needs an efficient, robust aviation system.

Japan will replace its aging fighter jets with 42 new planes from the U.S. company Lockheed Martin, on the heels of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.

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China's state media published pictures Wednesday that appear to show a prototype of the country's first stealth fighter jet….