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Key Points and Summary: The Trump administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 Pentagon defense budget — controversial for its unprecedented size as a...
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Key Points and Summary: The Trump administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 Pentagon defense budget — controversial for its unprecedented size as a...
The Pentagon is seeking a major expansion of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program in its fiscal year 2027 budget request, asking Congress...
US F-35A Declares Emergency, Lands Safely at Luke Air Force Base: A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II declared an in-flight emergency over the...
President Trump’s FY2027 defense budget requests $1.5 trillion, a record high representing a 44 percent increase over prior levels. The structure includes $1.15 trillion...
The F-22 Raptor remains the world’s best air superiority fighter, but it is easy to forget that the Raptor is 30 years old and...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the centerpiece of American aviation, even at an astouding $2 trillion over the programs lifespan, but it...
Northrop Grumman’s short-lived video “glimpse” of its F/A-XX offering (the photo above is from that video) invites a world of relevant speculation about its...
19FortyFive Gets Up Close with the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team: The F-22 Raptor is often considered to be one of the most advanced dedicated...
The Sun ’n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida, featured the F-35C, a carrier-based variant with larger wings and reinforced landing gear, making for a...
Summary and Key Points: Classified Russian defense industry documents leaked by the international intelligence collective InformNapalm on November 4, 2025 reveal that both of...