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Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

The Lockheed D-21 was a Mach 3.3 reconnaissance drone. Lockheed’s Skunk Works built it in the early 1960s. Its mission: photograph China’s Lop Nor...

Brandon WeichertMay 11, 2026

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H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

China’s H-20 stealth bomber program remains shrouded in secrecy. No prototype has been publicly displayed. No first flight has been confirmed. Yet the Pentagon’s...

Kris OsbornMay 11, 2026

The 354th Fighter Wing conducts a 75-fighter jet formation at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2022, in honor of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th Anniversary. This capabilities demonstration included F-35A Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22 Raptor aircraft from across Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)

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The U.S. Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 25 F-35s on the Runway at Kadena Air Base — Inside China’s First Island Chain

On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Air Force conducted one of the largest elephant walks seen at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa in recent...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

U.S. Air Force Airmen load a munition onto an F-35 Lightning II in preparation to conduct a scenario during Checkered Flag 24-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 1, 2023. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

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The F-35’s Combat Radius Is 670 Miles — Northern Japan to the Taiwan Strait Is 1,200 Miles, and China Knows It

Summary and Three Key Points: On March 28, 2026, the 13th Fighter Squadron’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at Misawa Air Base in northern...

Jack BuckbyMay 10, 2026

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China Simulated a J-20 vs F-22 Dogfight — The J-20 Only Wins When It Has 2 to 3 Drone Wingmen Helping It

In 2024, a research team led by Professor Zhang Dong at China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University — one of China’s premier military-aerospace research institutions —...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

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China Plans to Build 9 Aircraft Carriers — But Has Only Limited Overseas Ports to Operate Them From

China plans to build six more aircraft carriers over the next ten years to bring its operational fleet to nine, according to U.S. Defense...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

Type 093B Submarine from China. Image Credit: Screengrab.

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In 2024, China Somehow Sank Its Own Newest Submarine at the Dock — Beijing Still Hasn’t Acknowledged the Loss

In May or June 2024, commercial satellite imagery showed unusual heavy crane barges and pollution-containment booms at the Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, China —...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

J-35 Fighter In Elephant Walk PLAAF Photo

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For Years China’s J-20 Used Underpowered Russian Engines — Now the WS-15 Has Pushed Its Thrust to F-22 and F-35 Class

China’s Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon entered service in the mid-2010s as China’s first operational stealth fighter — but for years its weakest component was...

Harrison KassMay 9, 2026

J-20 Fighter from China. Image from PLAAF

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China Has 300 J-20 Stealth Fighters in Service — But Its Radar Cross-Section Is Still 100 Times Larger Than the F-22 Raptor

China’s Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force in March 2017, and by 2025 the PLAAF had built...

Jack BuckbyMay 9, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 25 F-35s on the Runway at Kadena Air Base — Inside China’s First Island Chain

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35’s Combat Radius Is 670 Miles — Northern Japan to the Taiwan Strait Is 1,200 Miles, and China Knows It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Simulated a J-20 vs F-22 Dogfight — The J-20 Only Wins When It Has 2 to 3 Drone Wingmen Helping It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Plans to Build 9 Aircraft Carriers — But Has Only Limited Overseas Ports to Operate Them From

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2024, China Somehow Sank Its Own Newest Submarine at the Dock — Beijing Still Hasn’t Acknowledged the Loss

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

For Years China’s J-20 Used Underpowered Russian Engines — Now the WS-15 Has Pushed Its Thrust to F-22 and F-35 Class

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China Has 300 J-20 Stealth Fighters in Service — But Its Radar Cross-Section Is Still 100 Times Larger Than the F-22 Raptor

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