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"There is no substitute for a fifth-generation fighter," said retired Col. J.V. Venable of the Mitchell Institute. "It is a complete package of collection,...
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"There is no substitute for a fifth-generation fighter," said retired Col. J.V. Venable of the Mitchell Institute. "It is a complete package of collection,...
B-2 crews flew 36 hours nonstop and more than 13,000 miles round trip from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to strike Iran's nuclear...
The Air Force originally planned 381 F-22 Raptors. Production ended at 187 after the 2009 cancellation, and attrition has since reduced the fleet to...
While everyone knows about the iconic F-22 Raptor and the ubiquitous F-35 Lightning II, China’s Chengdu J-20 (as well as their J-35) fifth-generation warplane...
The F-47 now has a date. Gen. Dale White said on July 29 that the fighter entered development with unprecedented maturity and would fly...
The sticker price on an F-35A is $82.5 million, and it does not describe the aircraft. A flyaway figure is not a combat-worthy aircraft,...
Satellite imagery taken in late June and early July indicates eleven J-20 fighters at two Chinese bases near the disputed border with India —...
Shutting down F-22 production made every remaining Raptor more expensive. Without a continuing line the program lost its economies of scale, spare parts stopped...
New July 2026 imagery may show a fifth distinct J-36 airframe and a third major visible configuration. Since December 2024, China has changed the...
Six F-35Bs arrived at the Marine Corps carrying ballast where their radars should have been, because the new APG-85 was not available. They can...