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Fifth-generation fighter aircraft debuted only recently and are still somewhat novel. Only a handful of nations have ever designed and produced their own fifth-generation...
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Fifth-generation fighter aircraft debuted only recently and are still somewhat novel. Only a handful of nations have ever designed and produced their own fifth-generation...
Based on the Soviet T-80 tank, Ukraine’s T-84 first debuted in 1994 and entered service in 1999. Only a few of the tanks ever...
Much digital ink has been spilled on the Switchblade drone that is creating chaos for Russia in its war in Ukraine. But what exactly...
The F-16XL is remembered as one of the most capable fourth-generation fighters. Yet, it never entered service. Only two were ever built. In 1977,...
Will the Su-75 still have an export market? – A static Sukhoi Su-75 “Checkmate” mock-up was unveiled last summer, amidst plenty of fanfare, at...
Will the PAK-DA Ever Fly? – After decades of planning, proposing, and budgeting, Russia has finally begun construction on their stealth bomber project, Tupolev...
YF-23 – The Stealth Fighter The Air Force Could Be Flying Today – In the 1980s, with the Cold War crescendoing, the US Air...
Fifty years ago, the first F-15 variant debuted. Designed with “not a pound for air-to-ground,” the F-15 was a preeminent fourth-generation air-to-air fighter. While...
The T-90M Tank, Explained – With roots in the Cold War, the T-90 tank debuted in 1992, just after the Soviet Union’s collapse. The tank...
Ph.D. Candidate Rob Lee, perhaps Twitter’s most prominent curator of Russo-Ukrainian battle footage, posted footage (see below) of a Javelin ATGM strike against a Russian...