Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: 5 Worst Fighter Planes to Ever Fly -Early jet-age fighters often arrived quickly, ambitiously, and underdeveloped. -The MiG-21 became a...
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Summary and Key Points: 5 Worst Fighter Planes to Ever Fly -Early jet-age fighters often arrived quickly, ambitiously, and underdeveloped. -The MiG-21 became a...
Summary and Key Points: China is ramping up stealth aviation, fielding hundreds of J-20s and moving the newer, twin-engine J-35A toward production. -That sets...
Synopsis: China’s newly revealed J-35A stealth fighter appears to blend familiar design cues with unanswered questions. -Externally, it shows classic low-observable shaping and a...
Summary and Key Points: Israel’s F-35I Adir is a rare exception to the standard export model: rather than procuring a standard F-35A with limited...
Summary and Key Points: France’s Dassault Rafale has become one of the most successful Western fighter exports, now flown by nine countries across Europe,...
Summary and Key Points: As of February 13, 2026, the U.S. Air Force has officially denied reports that it received F-35 fighters with “empty...
Summary and Key Points: The J-15 “Flying Shark,” China’s first operational carrier-based fighter, serves as a critical bridge toward maritime aviation competence. -Derived from...
Summary and Key Points on the Air Force’s Stealth ‘Gap’ Problem: A new Mitchell Institute report warns that current Pentagon plans for 185 F-47s...
Summary and Key Points: On February 10, 2026, Chinese officials presented a J-20 stealth fighter model to the Commander of the IRIAF in Tehran,...
Key Points and Summary: The B-58 Hustler was a supersonic marvel designed to outrun Soviet interceptors at Mach 2, but it became a victim...