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Summary and Key Points: China’s Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, widely promoted as a cutting-edge fifth-generation aircraft, remains somewhat mysterious due to limited public visibility....
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Summary and Key Points: China’s Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, widely promoted as a cutting-edge fifth-generation aircraft, remains somewhat mysterious due to limited public visibility....
It would be an understatement to refer to the US Navy’s F/A-18s far-reaching modernization campaign and service life extension as wide-spanning because the multi-year...
Summary and Key Points: Despite ongoing criticism over cost and complexity, the F-35 continues to prove its worth operationally, becoming the preferred stealth fighter...
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s MiG-41, touted as a future stealth fighter and interceptor, faces significant uncertainties. Renderings show a sleek, F-35-like single-engine design...
The combat realities in Ukraine and the Red Sea continue to drive accelerated Pentagon action to engineer and deploy a new generation of paradigm-changing...
Summary and Key Points: Israel’s F-15I Ra’am, similar to the U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX, has been extensively upgraded from its original form, becoming one...
Summary and Key Points: China’s 2015 purchase of 24 Russian Su-35 fighter jets sparked concerns about reverse-engineering, mirroring China’s earlier replication of Russia’s Su-27....
The billions of dollars it costs to build and maintain a “floating city” aircraft carrier stands in stark contrast to the seemingly “worthless” value...
Summary and Key Points: The Trump administration’s Defense Oversight and Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative raises concerns about Pentagon budget cuts, but likely won’t undermine...
Summary and Key Points: Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed two attacks on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier, though U.S. fighter jets successfully intercepted all...