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Key Points and Summary – The canceled A-12 Avenger II was supposed to give the U.S. Navy something it has never fully replaced: a...
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Key Points and Summary – The canceled A-12 Avenger II was supposed to give the U.S. Navy something it has never fully replaced: a...
Key Points and Summary – Canada’s government is reconsidering its plan to buy 88 F-35A stealth fighters and is openly weighing Saab’s Gripen as...
Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump’s proposed “Trump-class” battleships—flagships of a new “Golden Fleet”—would be huge missile-laden surface combatants meant to revive...
Key Points and Summary – Finland has rolled out its first F-35A Lightning II, marking the start of a $9.6 billion transition from legacy...
Key Points and Summary – The F-35 Lightning II is simultaneously NATO’s most capable fighter and its most controversial. Critics highlight soaring costs, poor...
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Izumo-class “helicopter destroyers” are becoming true light carriers, able to operate the STOVL F-35B and extend airpower beyond...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s Future Combat Air System faces a make-or-break decision as Germany, France, and Spain near an end-of-2025 deadline to...
Key Points and Summary – Europe and key allies are already looking past fifth-generation aircraft toward what comes next: a sixth-generation fighter “family of...
Key Points and Summary – The F-117A Nighthawk pioneered operational stealth and proved its value in early conflicts, from its 1989 Panama debut to...
A Stealth A-10 Warthog Misses the Point The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the “Warthog,” has been one of the most...