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Key Points and Summary – In 2015, the French Navy’s compact Rubis-class nuclear attack submarine Saphir slipped through the layered defenses of the aircraft...
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Key Points and Summary – In 2015, the French Navy’s compact Rubis-class nuclear attack submarine Saphir slipped through the layered defenses of the aircraft...
Synopsis: The Joint Strike Fighter competition (1997–2001) aimed to produce one stealth aircraft family for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps—plus allies—while reducing...
Synopsis: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin says the F-47 sixth-generation fighter must move fast, with a first flight targeted for 2028...
Synopsis: The F-22 Raptor still represents the gold standard for air dominance, but the Air Force argues that rebuilding the jet is a dead...
Synopsis: The Navy is rebuilding sustained Indo-Pacific mass after years of Middle East rotations, pairing a forward-deployed carrier in Japan with additional surge forces....
Synopsis- The United States and China are chasing the same prize: a next-generation flying-wing stealth bomber built for contested airspace. The B-21 Raider is...
Synopsis: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet days after Pearl Harbor and became the steady hand behind America’s recovery...
Key Points and Summary – Russia says its long-delayed S-500 Prometheus has entered operational service, reviving claims that advanced SAMs can finally threaten stealth...
Synopsis – A Chinese state TV report offered a rare look inside PLA wargaming—showing Shenyang J-16 “red” aircraft facing Rafales as the “blue” aggressor...
Synopsis: Forward-swept wings promise sharp subsonic agility, better lift behavior, and shorter takeoffs—exactly why designers flirted with them for carrier and air-superiority fighters. But...