German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots “shot down” several F-22 Raptors during the 2012 Red Flag Alaska exercises. The F-22 Raptor was still relatively new at...
Key Points – President Trump’s May 15th remarks in Qatar proposing new “F-55” (a twin-engine F-35 “super upgrade”) and “F-22 Super” fighter concepts continue...
Key Points – The M551 Sheridan light tank, designed for airborne forces with air-drop and amphibious capabilities, was rushed into the Vietnam War in...
Key Points – The extensive US government control over the global F-35 spare parts supply and operational software is generating significant “consternation” among allied...
Key Points – Russia’s T-90 main battle tank, initially a modernized T-72 (T-72BU) developed after the Soviet collapse, aimed to combine affordability with some...
Key Points –The F-35 Lightning II’s combat radius of approximately 670 nautical miles, while not critically short, is increasingly viewed as a limitation, especially...
Key Points – A recent Chinese study by defense experts, including PLA Air Force Early Warning Academy researcher Wang Bingqie, surprisingly identifies the 70-year-old...