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Key Points and Summary – Dassault CEO Eric Trappier’s blunt warning that FCAS “may not happen” has turned a long-running industrial dispute into a...
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Key Points and Summary – Dassault CEO Eric Trappier’s blunt warning that FCAS “may not happen” has turned a long-running industrial dispute into a...
Key Points and Summary – In 2017, Russian and pro-Assad outlets claimed a Syrian S-200 had hit an Israeli F-35I Adir over Syria. -In...
Key Points and Summary: The F-22 Raptor was built to address a specific Cold War problem: guaranteeing U.S. air superiority against the most advanced Soviet...
Key Points and Summary – The JF-17 Thunder is Pakistan’s answer to aging legacy jets and a partial stand-in for the coveted F-16. Co-developed...
Key Points and Summary – U.S. Air Force F-16 pilots near Germany’s Spangdahlem Air Base recently reported multiple blue-laser illuminations on approach, triggering a...
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Ministry of Defense will convert one F-15J squadron at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido to the F-35A around...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s MiG-35 was pitched as a 4+++-generation bridge between legacy fighters and the Su-57, but it has failed to...
Key Points and Summary – China’s conversion of Y-20 cargo aircraft into YU-20 tankers is a quiet but serious challenge to U.S. and allied...
Key Points and Summary – The F-22 Raptor remains the world’s benchmark for air superiority, combining extreme thrust-to-weight, stealth and high-end sensors to deliver...
Key Points: Japan’s F-2 “Viper Zero” is a stretched, up-engined F-16 derivative built around one mission: defending Japan’s sea lanes. -With enlarged composite wings,...