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The 2015 acquisition of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) stands as a pivotal moment in the modernization...
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The 2015 acquisition of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) stands as a pivotal moment in the modernization...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, first flown in 1974, remains the most prolific and versatile fighter in the global inventory. What began as a lightweight,...
The F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, as of March 2026, stands as the most aggressive acceleration of American airpower in the post-Cold...
The Battle of the Bulge, launched in December 1944, remains the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the U.S. Army. While the German offensive...
The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II remains a cornerstone of the U.S. Air Force’s "high-low" mix, even as labor disruptions in St. Louis create tactical...
Summary and Key Points: Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force officer, evaluates the Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) crisis affecting...
Khamenei’s death creates a power vacuum in Iran: constitutional succession may stall, the IRGC could seize control, and opposition leaders may need protection to...
Summary and Key Points: In a now-famous 2013 encounter, two Iranian F-4 Phantoms moved to intercept a U.S. MQ-1 Predator operating near Iran when...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin has officially transitioned the F-22 Raptor into its “Raptor 2.0” configuration at the 2026 AFA Warfare Symposium. -By...
The U.S. is "pounding" Iran, but history says you can't drop a new government from a bomb bay. From the failed hunt for Saddam...