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Summary and Key Points: A new Mitchell Institute report authored by Heather Penney and Mark Gunzinger calls for a dramatic “plus-up” of the U.S....
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Summary and Key Points: A new Mitchell Institute report authored by Heather Penney and Mark Gunzinger calls for a dramatic “plus-up” of the U.S....
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force is upgrading the B-52H Stratofortress to the B-52J to modernize the aging fleet, ensuring the platform...
Summary and Key Points: The global balance of power is shifting as the U.S. Air Force prepares to deploy the B-21 Raider, a sixth-generation...
Summary and Key Points: America’s F-47 is billed as the centerpiece of NGAD: longer range, sharper stealth, and the ability to command loyal-wingman drones....
Summary and Key Points: The XB-70 Valkyrie: The “Future” That Crashed in 1966 -The XB-70 Valkyrie was a Mach 3, six-engine marvel designed to...
Summary and Key Points: The dream of a “loyal wingman” is no longer science fiction; it is the operational reality of the U.S. Air...
Summary and Key Points: The F-35’s combat edge increasingly comes from computing rather than airframe performance alone. Sensor fusion pulls EO/IR, infrared, navigation, electronic...
Summary and Key Points – The SR-71 Blackbird remains an aviation marvel, defined by its record-shattering Mach 3.2 speed and $85,000-foot ceiling. -While its...
Russia’s Su-35S has become a symbol of the VKS’s broader failure to secure air superiority in Ukraine. Confirmed losses vary widely by source, with...
Summary and Key Points: The B-21 Raider is moving quickly toward operational service, promising deep-penetration stealth, nuclear credibility, and future flexibility for hypersonics and...