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Key Points and Summary – China’s PLAAF appears to have brought the two-seat J-20S into operational service, marking a notable shift in how Beijing...
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Key Points and Summary – China’s PLAAF appears to have brought the two-seat J-20S into operational service, marking a notable shift in how Beijing...
Key Points and Summary – The Joint Strike Fighter competition (1997–2001) pitted Lockheed Martin’s X-35 against Boeing’s X-32 to create a multi-role stealth aircraft...
Key Points and Summary – Rising Indo-Pacific tensions are pushing a renewed debate over the J-20 Mighty Dragon versus the F-22 Raptor. -China’s J-20...
Key Points and Summary – MBDA, Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office say they’ve completed key ground integration tests to bring the...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon is a major achievement: hundreds built, long range, AESA radar, and heavy “beast mode” payloads....
Key Points and Summary – The Eurofighter Typhoon has been the RAF’s workhorse for 20 years, and upgrades aim to keep it relevant into...
Key Points and Summary – The F-22 Raptor remains America’s premier air-superiority fighter, but its small fleet and shuttered production line make it brutally...
Key Points and Summary – Russia is pitching the S-550 as the next layer above the S-500: a mobile interceptor aimed at ICBM defense,...
Key Points and Summary – Russia is again promising the Su-75 “Checkmate” will fly in early 2026, after slipping from 2023 to 2024 to...
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force’s F-47 NGAD could cost as much as $300 million per jet—far above the “F-35-like” price leaders...