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Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Su-57 “Felon” is a controversial fifth-generation fighter designed to counter U.S. stealth aircraft, but its design choices sit between...
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Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Su-57 “Felon” is a controversial fifth-generation fighter designed to counter U.S. stealth aircraft, but its design choices sit between...
Russia’s Su-75 “Checkmate” is pitched as a lightweight, single-engine stealth fighter aimed at air-to-ground strike missions and export buyers, built to reuse Su-57 systems...
Canada’s defense spending surge is colliding with a politically fraught fighter decision. Ottawa committed to 88 F-35s and funded an initial 16, but rising...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy has begun a critical modernization of its Zumwalt-class destroyers, replacing the ships’ failed Advanced Gun Systems with...
Washington is signaling that Canada’s fighter decision could trigger real consequences for NORAD. U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra warned that if Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Summary and Key Points: Iran unveiled the Qaher-313 in February 2013 as a domestically produced “stealth fighter,” portraying it as a major leap in...
China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has become the backbone of the PLAAF’s fifth-generation force, with independent tallies placing production above 300 aircraft by late 2025....
Summary and Key Points: The Northrop YF-23 “Black Widow II” is often remembered as the loser of the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition against...
Summary and Key Points: Chinese researchers affiliated with the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre (CARDC) claim to have identified aerodynamic and stability limitations...
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Su-35 Flanker is a highly refined evolution of the Su-27 line—built to bridge delays in the Su-57 and sell...