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The Eurofighter Typhoon First Flew in 1994 and Can Never Be Made Into the F-22 or F-35. In January 2026 the UK Signed a £453,500,000 Contract for 40 ECRS Mk2 Radars — About £11,300,000 Each — That Track Targets and Jam Enemy Sensors at the Same Time Across a 200-Degree Field of Regard.

The ECRS Mk2 folds radar, electronic warfare and jamming into one gallium-nitride array, which hands the Typhoon a Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses role...

Steve Balestrieri13 hours ago

Su-57 artist rendering. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Russia’s Su-57 Felon Has Exactly 1 Confirmed Export Customer: Algeria, Which Has Taken Delivery of 2 Aircraft. Estimates Put the Fighter’s Frontal Radar Cross-Section Between 0.1 and 1.0 Square Meters Against Roughly 0.0015 for the F-35A.

Russia ordered 76 Su-57s for delivery by 2027-2028. By early 2026 some estimates put the operational fleet at twenty to thirty. Moscow's defense industry...

Caleb Larson21 hours ago

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs for the 2026 Cleveland National Air Show in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2026. Le Tourneau showcased the aircraft’s performance capabilities through a series of planned maneuvers designed to highlight its speed, agility and operational employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Diaz)

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The US Air Force F-22 Raptor Has a Combat Range of About 590 Nautical Miles. China’s J-20 Is Estimated at Around 1,100. New Stealth Fuel Tanks Take the Raptor to 850.

New photographs show the Raptor carrying shaped external fuel tanks and two sensor pods — one apparently housing infrared search and track, the capability...

Isaac Seitz23 hours ago

J-20 stealth fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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A Chinese Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter Was Filmed Carrying 8 PL-15 Missiles on External Hardpoints. Loaded Inside and Out It Can Carry 14 Missiles, and at That Point It Is No Longer Stealthy.

A Chengdu J-20 was filmed carrying 8 PL-15 air-to-air missiles on external hardpoints — a configuration Lockheed Martin's marketing department named "beast mode." Inside...

Isaac Seitz3 days ago

F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Harry Kazianis Photo

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The ‘Retired’ US Air Force F-117 Nighthawk ‘Stealth Fighter’ Will Now Fly Until 2034 Thanks To China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57

The numbers from Desert Storm are the reason the F-117 changed how air forces think. It flew about 2 percent of the combat sorties...

Steve Balestrieri6 days ago

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 (F-15DJ) in flight, as viewed from the boom operator position of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, after being refueled during air refueling training July 30, 2009.

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Japan’s F-15J Interceptor Doesn’t Care About Your US Air Force F-22, F-35 or China J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Comparisons

Japan's F-15J is a licence-built Eagle and it was never a complete one. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries assembled most of the fleet in Japan, working...

Caleb Larson6 days ago

J-20 Stealth Fighter. Image Credit: Chinese Military.

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China’s J-20 And J-35A Stealth Fighters Don’t Have To Beat US Military F-22 Raptors And F-35s. Beijing Is Building Enough That They Don’t Need To

Doubling numbers quadruples combat power; doubling quality only doubles it. To offset three-to-one odds, each American jet must be nine times better than each...

Harry J. Kazianis7 days ago

Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter. Image Credit: Chinese Internet.

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Investigations Found China Had About 50 J-20 Stealth Fighters in 2020 and Roughly 300 by Mid-2025. RUSI Projects Total Production Could Reach 1,000 Aircraft by 2030

Summary and Key Points: The Royal United Services Institute estimates the People’s Liberation Army Air Force to have roughly 50 J-20s in 2020, annual...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 5, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Forget the F-22 and F-35: China’s J-20 and J-35 Stealth Fighters Have Long-Range Missiles the US Air Force Can’t Easily Match

The F-22 Raptor carries an internal 20mm M61A2 Vulcan rotary cannon with 480 rounds. The F-35A carries a 25mm GAU-22/A with 181. The Chengdu...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 4, 2026

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China’s New J-35 Stealth Fighter Showed Up Covered in Mirrors, and Nobody Knows Why

Images circulating since August 15 show China's J-35 stealth fighter with a mirror-like finish. The obvious guesses are a new radar-absorbent coating, a trick...

Isaac SeitzAugust 31, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

The Eurofighter Typhoon First Flew in 1994 and Can Never Be Made Into the F-22 or F-35. In January 2026 the UK Signed a £453,500,000 Contract for 40 ECRS Mk2 Radars — About £11,300,000 Each — That Track Targets and Jam Enemy Sensors at the Same Time Across a 200-Degree Field of Regard.

Aerospace & Defense

Russia’s Su-57 Felon Has Exactly 1 Confirmed Export Customer: Algeria, Which Has Taken Delivery of 2 Aircraft. Estimates Put the Fighter’s Frontal Radar Cross-Section Between 0.1 and 1.0 Square Meters Against Roughly 0.0015 for the F-35A.

Aerospace & Defense

The US Air Force F-22 Raptor Has a Combat Range of About 590 Nautical Miles. China’s J-20 Is Estimated at Around 1,100. New Stealth Fuel Tanks Take the Raptor to 850.

Aerospace & Defense

A Chinese Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter Was Filmed Carrying 8 PL-15 Missiles on External Hardpoints. Loaded Inside and Out It Can Carry 14 Missiles, and at That Point It Is No Longer Stealthy.

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The ‘Retired’ US Air Force F-117 Nighthawk ‘Stealth Fighter’ Will Now Fly Until 2034 Thanks To China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57

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Japan’s F-15J Interceptor Doesn’t Care About Your US Air Force F-22, F-35 or China J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Comparisons

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China’s J-20 And J-35A Stealth Fighters Don’t Have To Beat US Military F-22 Raptors And F-35s. Beijing Is Building Enough That They Don’t Need To

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Investigations Found China Had About 50 J-20 Stealth Fighters in 2020 and Roughly 300 by Mid-2025. RUSI Projects Total Production Could Reach 1,000 Aircraft by 2030

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Forget the F-22 and F-35: China’s J-20 and J-35 Stealth Fighters Have Long-Range Missiles the US Air Force Can’t Easily Match

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China’s New J-35 Stealth Fighter Showed Up Covered in Mirrors, and Nobody Knows Why

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