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At Least 300 Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighters Are in PLAAF Service — and the U.S. Has Never Examined One Up Close

Would a Chinese pilot ever defect with his or her J-20 stealth fighter? History says it could happen: Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to...

Jack Buckby11 minutes ago

(March 7, 2016) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 performs a flyby during an aerial change of command ceremony above USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tomas Compian/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Biggest Threat to U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Summed Up in 3 Letters

Key Points and Summary – Air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines keep “sinking” U.S. aircraft carriers in exercises, and the reason is simple: they are brutally...

Steve BalestrieriDecember 8, 2025

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 transfers ammunition between aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), foreground, and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean Feb. 17, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leonard Adams/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Might Be Their Own Worst Enemy

Key Points and Summary – A pair of mishaps in 2025 — back-to-back accidents with a Sea Hawk and Super Hornet from USS Nimitz...

Jack BuckbyDecember 8, 2025

A MQ-25 Stingray sits parked in Hangar 1 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 12, 2023. The MQ-25 Stingray will be the world’s first operational, carrier-based unmanned aircraft and provide aerial refueling and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities that enhance capability and versatility for the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) and Carrier Strike Group (CSG). (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Cook)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

How the MQ-25 Stingray Could Save the Navy’s Aircraft Carriers

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker is set to transform aircraft carrier aviation. -By refueling F-35Cs, Super Hornets,...

Brent M. EastwoodDecember 7, 2025

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Cancel the F-35? JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Would Cripple Canada’s Air Force

Key Points and Summary – Ottawa is again flirting with the idea of cutting its F-35 order and buying Saab Gripens, reviving Canada’s worst...

Rob Huebert and Jamie TronnesDecember 7, 2025

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The Alaska-Class Battlecruiser Has a Mini-Battleship Message for the U.S. Navy

Key Points and Summary – The Alaska-class battlecruisers were conceived as “cruiser killers” to hunt German and Japanese heavy cruisers, splitting the difference between...

Christian OrrDecember 7, 2025

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China Is Secretly Buying Russian Military Hardware To Prepare for a Taiwan Invasion

Key Points and Summary – Leaked Russian documents obtained by the Kyiv Independent reveal a covert Chinese arms pipeline from Moscow to Beijing since...

Reuben JohnsonDecember 7, 2025