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U.S. Air Force pilot Maj. Brian 'Brass' Burke, 104th Fighter Wing unit conversion officer, flies an F-35A Lightning II over Barnes Air National Guard Base at exactly 1:04PM EST, officially marking the historic first arrival of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft to the Wing, June 11, 2026.

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The F-35’s AIM-120D Missile Reaches About 100 Miles and China’s PL-15 Up to 186. The AIM-260 Now in Testing Is Built to Fit the F-35’s Weapons Bay at 120-Plus Miles and Nearly Mach 5

The F-35 Will Soon Have the AIM-260 Missile: For all of the impressive capabilities of the Lockheed Martin “Skunk Works” F-35 Lightning II 5th...

Christian D. Orr13 hours ago

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Canada Scored the Lockheed Martin F-35A at 57.1 Out of 60 Points for Military Capability in Its 2021 Fighter Competition. The Saab Gripen E Scored 19.8. On Mission Performance It Was 97 Percent Against 22 Percent, and Ottawa Is Still Considering Buying Both.

The F-35 price has moved. Canada's Auditor General put the fighter project at C$19 billion in 2022 and C$27.7 billion by 2024, and that...

Georgia GilholySeptember 15, 2026

South Korea Nuclear Submarine Government Handout Photo

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South Korea Has Put $74,400,000 Into an 8,000-Ton Nuclear Submarine Due in the Mid-2030s. It Has Never Operated a Naval Reactor.

A reactor is louder than a battery. Coolant pumps and turbines make noise that a diesel-electric boat running submerged simply does not make, and...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 15, 2026

YF-118G Bird of Prey by Boeing Creative Commons Photo

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Boeing Built One YF-118FG ‘Bird of Prey’ for $67,000,000 and Flew It 38 Times at 300 Miles per Hour. It Never Carried a Weapon or a Radar.

The YF-118G design choices are what made it matter. The engine sat in a shielded position so that radar looking head-on never saw the...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 15, 2026

Test pilots with the 461st Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, return to Edwards Air Force Base, California, on January 21 after conducting a TR-3 AIM-120 live fire mission over the Pacific Test Range. The F-35 Integrated Test Force at Edwards is responsible for developmental testing of all three F-35 aircraft variants across the joint-services. (Courtesy Photo)

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The Former Canadian CF-18 Pilot Who Said in 2011 That the F-35 Was “Not the Right Plane for Canada” Is Now the Minister Deciding How Many Canada Buys. Stephen Fuhr Has Committed to 16 of the 88 Jets Ottawa Announced.

Fuhr also runs the Defence Investment Agency, created by Prime Minister Mark Carney last October to cut through a procurement system known for cumbersome...

Georgia GilholySeptember 14, 2026

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The US Army Has a $17,040,000,000 Abrams Upgrade Program. Now It Says the 73-Ton Tank Can’t Take Another Upgrade and Is Building a New One.

The U.S. Army does not need a new main battle tank. It has the M1A2 Abrams, and the war in Ukraine has shown that...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 14, 2026

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All 5 of the Royal Navy’s In-Service Astute-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines Were Tied Up Alongside at the Same Time in Late June 2026, 1 of Them Stripped of Parts to Keep the Other 4 Running. The Class Will Take 28 Years to Deliver 7 Boats.

The Astute-class program failed before a single plate was cut. Submarine orders at Barrow dried up through the 1990s, the design offices emptied, and...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 14, 2026

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, sit on the flight line during base-wide operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3, 2025. Kadena serves as a critical element in deterring potential adversaries through its demonstrated strength and commitment to regional security.

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The Pentagon Is Paying $24,290,000,000 for 296 F-35 Fighters. The Engines Were Not Included. With Them, One F-35A Now Costs $92,000,000.

The Pentagon has put a price on the newest F-35s in today's dollars for the first time. An Air Force F-35A from Lots 18...

Jack BuckbySeptember 14, 2026

Forty-nine F-16 Vipers and MQ-9 Reapers assigned to the 49th Wing line up on the runway during an elephant walk at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, April 21, 2023. The 49th Wing is the Air Force’s largest F-16 and MQ-9 formal training unit, building combat aircrew pilots and sensor operators ready for any future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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Ukraine’s F-16s Have Shot Down 2,500 Russian Drones in Two Years. Now Pilots Are Using the 20mm Cannon Because Missiles Are Running Low.

Ukraine waited years for the F-16, and for more than two years the jets have flown combat missions. They never fought the air-superiority campaign...

Jack BuckbySeptember 14, 2026

U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft fly in formation over the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Investigators Are Studying Why the US Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Was Hit With a Massive Fire and If It Could Have Been Prevented

The Navy first said two sailors were hurt aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford. More than 200 were treated for smoke inhalation. Six months...

Jack BuckbySeptember 14, 2026

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A US Air Force SR-71 Blackbird Came Apart Around Pilot Bill Weaver at Mach 3.2 and 78,000 Feet. He Never Pulled the Handle — the Aircraft Threw Him Out. He Survived and Was Flying Again 2 Weeks Later.

The pressure suit did the work. It kept his blood from boiling at 78,000 feet, fed him oxygen, and its ejection system deployed a...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 14, 2026

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The F-35’s AIM-120D Missile Reaches About 100 Miles and China’s PL-15 Up to 186. The AIM-260 Now in Testing Is Built to Fit the F-35’s Weapons Bay at 120-Plus Miles and Nearly Mach 5

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Canada Scored the Lockheed Martin F-35A at 57.1 Out of 60 Points for Military Capability in Its 2021 Fighter Competition. The Saab Gripen E Scored 19.8. On Mission Performance It Was 97 Percent Against 22 Percent, and Ottawa Is Still Considering Buying Both.

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South Korea Has Put $74,400,000 Into an 8,000-Ton Nuclear Submarine Due in the Mid-2030s. It Has Never Operated a Naval Reactor.

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Boeing Built One YF-118FG ‘Bird of Prey’ for $67,000,000 and Flew It 38 Times at 300 Miles per Hour. It Never Carried a Weapon or a Radar.

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The Former Canadian CF-18 Pilot Who Said in 2011 That the F-35 Was “Not the Right Plane for Canada” Is Now the Minister Deciding How Many Canada Buys. Stephen Fuhr Has Committed to 16 of the 88 Jets Ottawa Announced.

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The US Army Has a $17,040,000,000 Abrams Upgrade Program. Now It Says the 73-Ton Tank Can’t Take Another Upgrade and Is Building a New One.

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All 5 of the Royal Navy’s In-Service Astute-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines Were Tied Up Alongside at the Same Time in Late June 2026, 1 of Them Stripped of Parts to Keep the Other 4 Running. The Class Will Take 28 Years to Deliver 7 Boats.

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The Pentagon Is Paying $24,290,000,000 for 296 F-35 Fighters. The Engines Were Not Included. With Them, One F-35A Now Costs $92,000,000.

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Ukraine’s F-16s Have Shot Down 2,500 Russian Drones in Two Years. Now Pilots Are Using the 20mm Cannon Because Missiles Are Running Low.

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Investigators Are Studying Why the US Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Was Hit With a Massive Fire and If It Could Have Been Prevented

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A US Air Force SR-71 Blackbird Came Apart Around Pilot Bill Weaver at Mach 3.2 and 78,000 Feet. He Never Pulled the Handle — the Aircraft Threw Him Out. He Survived and Was Flying Again 2 Weeks Later.

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