Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
On the opening night of Operation Desert Storm, an Iraqi Air Force MiG-25 Foxbat scrambled on alert and engaged a U.S. Navy F/A-18C conducting...
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On the opening night of Operation Desert Storm, an Iraqi Air Force MiG-25 Foxbat scrambled on alert and engaged a U.S. Navy F/A-18C conducting...
Summary and Key Points: Iran unveiled the Qaher-313 in February 2013 as a domestically produced “stealth fighter,” portraying it as a major leap in...
China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has become the backbone of the PLAAF’s fifth-generation force, with independent tallies placing production above 300 aircraft by late 2025....
Summary and Key Points: Russian officials pitch the MiG-41 as a revolutionary successor to the MiG-31—Mach 4–5 speed, near-space altitudes, and even hypersonic-missile interception....
The U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Eagle II is designed to bridge the gap between fourth and fifth-generation capabilities, boasting a top speed of Mach...
Summary and Key Points: A coalition of European F-35 operators could assemble a 200-plus jet, networked force, with projections of roughly 600 European F-35s...
Summary and Key Points: Trump’s administration awarded Boeing NGAD; Trump unveiled the sixth-generation fighter as F-47, linking it to his presidency. -At Davos, he...
Summary and Key Points: President Trump made headlines at the World Economic Forum in Davos by suggesting he might remove the “47” designation from...
Summary and Key Points: With sixth-generation fighters still shrouded in secrecy, the more immediate comparison is fifth-generation: China’s J-20 versus America’s F-35 and F-22....
Summary and Key Points: Congress has sharply increased 2026 funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, reviving momentum for a sixth-generation, carrier-launched fighter meant to...