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Key Points and Summary: The Pentagon is accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons to maintain a strategic edge, with the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic...
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Key Points and Summary: The Pentagon is accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons to maintain a strategic edge, with the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. military’s new MAKO hypersonic missile is poised to transform air combat tactics. Designed by Lockheed Martin, the MAKO...
The massive amount of upgrades that can be put into it makes it seem ‘unstoppable’: The F-16 Fighting Falcon remains a highly capable and...
Key Points and Summary: The B-52 bomber remains essential due to structural viability and cutting-edge upgrades. Despite its 1960s origins, enhanced avionics, advanced weaponry,...
Key Points and Summary: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has introduced “mini-aircraft carriers,” such as the JS Kaga and JS Izumo, refitted to deploy...
The Big NGAD Problem Is Cost: The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program should maintain its advanced technological capabilities and manned design...
Key Points and Summary: China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) reached a milestone in 2024 with three operational aircraft carriers, including its newest, the...
Key Points and Summary: China’s unveiling of two potential 6th-generation aircraft models—a Chengdu hybrid fighter-bomber and a Shenyang design—has sparked speculation about their capabilities....
It Might Never Fly: The MiG-41, Russia’s proposed replacement for the MiG-31, is a hypersonic, stealth-capable interceptor with ambitions to achieve speeds of Mach...
Key Points: China’s DF-17 hypersonic missile, capable of traveling at Mach 10, poses a potentially significant threat to U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. Reports suggest...