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1,000 Jets by 2030: Inside China’s Plan to Mass Produce the J-20 Stealth Fighter Numerous public reports are exploding into publication about China’s ability...
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1,000 Jets by 2030: Inside China’s Plan to Mass Produce the J-20 Stealth Fighter Numerous public reports are exploding into publication about China’s ability...
Despite being cut off from U.S. parts for decades, Iran’s F-14 Tomcat fleet remains a credible threat due to its blistering Mach 2.3 speed—significantly...
Iowa-class battleships combined heavy guns with modern missiles, including long-range Tomahawks, and proved their relevance again in the 1991 Gulf War. That legacy fuels...
A proposed Trump-class battleship is framed as a way to restore naval firepower amid shifting force structure pressures, but the central question is whether...
China’s J-35 is emerging as the PLA’s first carrier-launched fifth-generation stealth fighter, a milestone meant to narrow America’s long-held advantage at sea with F-35B...
The F-35 was built around “continuous modernization,” using iterative software drops to deliver major jumps in capability without redesigning the airframe. The next step...
Summary and Key Points: USS Abraham Lincoln is being redirected from the South China Sea to the Middle East to give President Trump additional...
Synopsis: The SR-72 “Darkstar” concept promises a Mach 6 platform that could compress ISR and strike timelines, complicate radar tracking, and slip through defended...
Summary and Key Points: The Navy is preparing to arm the three Zumwalt-class destroyers with Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapons, aiming for operational deployment...
Summary and Key Points: China’s expanding attack-submarine fleet is no longer just a numbers story; it is about capability, persistence, and how Beijing might...