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Synopsis: Reports in early 2025 suggested Morocco could be evaluating Russia’s Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarines as it explores acquiring its first undersea force. -Moscow is...
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Synopsis: Reports in early 2025 suggested Morocco could be evaluating Russia’s Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarines as it explores acquiring its first undersea force. -Moscow is...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s flagship next-generation fighter effort, FCAS, just missed another decision deadline—with no verdict from Berlin or Paris and no...
Key Points and Summary – China has released video showing what it calls a “finalization test” of the ship-launched YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile fired...
Synopsis: France has formally approved the Porte-Avions Nouvelle Generation (PANG), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier meant to replace the Charles de Gaulle when it retires...
Key Points and Summary – A new Defense Department Inspector General audit puts a hard number on a problem the Air Force has been...
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force is heading toward a three-tier air-dominance model instead of betting everything on one jet. -The F-47...
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force is modernizing the B-1B Lancer to keep roughly 45 bombers viable into the 2030s as the...
Synopsis: The U.S. Air Force is attempting a sweeping modernization push, replacing aging Cold War-era aircraft with next-generation systems meant to preserve air dominance...
Synopsis: China’s sixth-generation fighter effort is no longer theoretical. The piece argues that U.S. defense assessments now confirm at least two Chinese prototypes—often labeled...
Synopsis: A new Defense Department Inspector General report says U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps F-35 fighters were mission-capable only about half the...