Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s homegrown 4.5-generation fighters—Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Rafale—are capable, upgradeable jets, but they cannot match a continent-wide network of...
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Key Points and Summary – Europe’s homegrown 4.5-generation fighters—Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Rafale—are capable, upgradeable jets, but they cannot match a continent-wide network of...
Key Points and Summary – Finland has rolled out its first F-35A Lightning II, marking the start of a $9.6 billion transition from legacy...
Key Points and Summary – Portugal is moving toward the F-35A as its “preferred” replacement for its aging F-16 fleet, with Air Force chief...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s Future Combat Air System was supposed to be the next-generation backbone of European airpower, led by France’s Dassault...
Key Points and Summary – Russia says a production-series Su-57 has completed its first flight with two “Product 177” (AL-51F) fifth-generation engines, the long-promised...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s Future Combat Air System faces a make-or-break decision as Germany, France, and Spain near an end-of-2025 deadline to...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-10 marked a break from copy-and-build habits, pairing Chengdu’s design institute with CAC manufacturing to field a homegrown...
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s X-32 nearly became the Joint Strike Fighter, but Lockheed’s X-35 won and evolved into today’s F-35. Some called...
Key Points and Summary – The AIM-54 Phoenix made the F-14 Tomcat a true long-range interceptor: an active-radar missile built to strike bombers and...
Key Points and Summary – The F-117A Nighthawk pioneered operational stealth and proved its value in early conflicts, from its 1989 Panama debut to...