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Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin’s F-21 is a heavily upgraded F-16 Block 70 pitched as a made-for-India “4.5-gen plus” fighter with F-22/F-35-style...
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Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin’s F-21 is a heavily upgraded F-16 Block 70 pitched as a made-for-India “4.5-gen plus” fighter with F-22/F-35-style...
Key Points and Summary – Canada’s search for 88 new fighters to replace its aging CF-18s narrowed dramatically when Ottawa quietly pushed Boeing’s F/A-18...
Key Points and Summary – The F-22 Raptor was built to dominate Soviet fighters and advanced radar, yet production ended at fewer than 200...
Key Points and Summary – The XB-70 Valkyrie was the U.S. Air Force’s ultimate Cold War dream: a six-engine, Mach 3 strategic bomber flying...
Key Points and Summary: The proposed F-16 Block 80 is pitched as a low-risk, high-tech way to quickly bulk up America’s shrinking fighter fleet....
Key Points and Summary – The F-15EX II is the U.S. Air Force’s answer to aging F-15C/Ds and the limits of an all-F-35 fleet....
Key Points and Summary – For much of the 1980s, the “F-19” was the most famous fighter jet never built. -A skipped designation between...
Key Points and Summary – The F-16XL was General Dynamics’ bold attempt to turn the lightweight F-16 into a long-range strike fighter. -Built around...
Key Points and Summary – In the 1970s, Lockheed’s Skunk Works, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force quietly pursued the L-301 or X-24C, an...
Key Points and Summary – China’s Baidi “White Emperor” concept, unveiled as a mock-up at Zhuhai 2024, promises almost everything: ultra-stealth, Mach 5–6 speeds,...