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Summary and Key Points: The prospect of Canada abandoning its F-35 commitment for the Saab Gripen E is being framed as a “sovereignty” play,...
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Summary and Key Points: The prospect of Canada abandoning its F-35 commitment for the Saab Gripen E is being framed as a “sovereignty” play,...
Summary and Key Points: A new Mitchell Institute report authored by Heather Penney and Mark Gunzinger calls for a dramatic “plus-up” of the U.S....
Summary and Key Points: The global fighter jet market is approaching a breaking point, as sustainment costs for advanced U.S. platforms such as the...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin’s 2026 Singapore Airshow projection of nearly 300 F-35s in the Asia-Pacific by 2035 marks a tectonic shift in...
Summary and Key Points: The global balance of power is shifting as the U.S. Air Force prepares to deploy the B-21 Raider, a sixth-generation...
Summary and Key Points: The $20 billion F-47 NGAD contract marks the most aggressive shift in American air superiority since the Cold War. -By...
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s $19 billion commitment to the F-35 is hanging by a thread as Prime Minister Mark Carney signals a tectonic...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) has officially been reborn as the U.S. Navy’s first hypersonic strike platform, completing critical sea...
Summary and Key Points: America’s F-47 is billed as the centerpiece of NGAD: longer range, sharper stealth, and the ability to command loyal-wingman drones....
Summary and Key Points: The F-35’s combat edge increasingly comes from computing rather than airframe performance alone. Sensor fusion pulls EO/IR, infrared, navigation, electronic...