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Summary and Key Points: Europe’s FCAS is struggling more with industrial governance than with technology. -The dispute over design authority has led to deadlock...
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Summary and Key Points: Europe’s FCAS is struggling more with industrial governance than with technology. -The dispute over design authority has led to deadlock...
Canada’s fighter replacement is no longer just a procurement story—it’s a political trust question. The F-35 promises unmatched stealth, sensor fusion, and seamless NORAD/NATO...
Summary and Key Points: A January 28 op-ed says Canadian defense planners are considering a mixed fighter fleet: no more than 40 F-35A stealth...
Summary and Key Points: China’s J-20 family is becoming a production story as much as a capability story. Estimates cited from RUSI suggest the...
Synopsis: Greece is reshaping its fighter mix around F-35A stealth jets, upgraded F-16 Block 70/72 “Viper” aircraft, and Rafale F3R fighters from Dassault Aviation,...
Synopsis: New flight-test footage suggests upgraded J-20A stealth fighters are nearing operational fielding, with visual cues pointing to WS-15 engines and expanded avionics. -The...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin is in high-level talks with the Department of Defense over a “Ferrari” F-35 concept—an upgraded Lightning II meant...
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s fighter debate isn’t really about whether the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, or Dassault Rafale can defend Canadian...
Summary and Key Points: An air force fighter replacement plan is back under review as the government reconsiders the remaining 72 F-35 fighters beyond...
Summary and Key Points: U.S. airpower in Japan is set for a major upgrade as Misawa Air Base prepares to host 48 F-35A stealth...