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China is signaling a shift from individual aircraft performance to system-level air warfare with plans to upgrade the J-20’s engines, radar, and onboard AI....
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China is signaling a shift from individual aircraft performance to system-level air warfare with plans to upgrade the J-20’s engines, radar, and onboard AI....
Northrop and McDonnell Douglas’ YF-23 Black Widow II paired extreme low-observability with long-range speed, built around diamond-shaped wings, blended shaping, and S-duct intakes to...
Canada’s fighter review is colliding with Saab’s biggest selling point: jobs. Recent reporting says Saab’s promise of 12,600 Canadian jobs is tied to Ottawa...
The YF-118G “Bird of Prey” was a privately funded Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) Phantom Works technology demonstrator built to prove advanced stealth could be...
Boeing’s X-32 was built to win the Joint Strike Fighter contest with simplicity: fewer parts, cost-focused commonality, and a large one-piece delta wing designed...
China’s J-35 is emerging as the PLA’s first carrier-launched fifth-generation stealth fighter, a milestone meant to narrow America’s long-held advantage at sea with F-35B...
Lockheed Martin says the F-35 set a new annual delivery record in 2025 with 191 aircraft, alongside a major milestone of one million flight...
Aircraft Carriers Aren’t Obsolete—They’re Evolving for China’s Missile Age Every generation, new weapons emerge that challenge the aircraft carrier, causing some to declare the...
Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, pushing the fleet to nearly 1,300 aircraft across 12 nations and reinforcing the program’s shift into predictable,...
The Joint Strike Fighter program aimed to cut costs by maximizing commonality and using digital modeling to refine requirements before metal was cut. Boeing’s...