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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing taxis down the runway at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, August 1, 2023. The F-35A is a high-performance, multirole fighter jet that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Abigail Duell)

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The U.S. Won’t Give Taiwan the F-35 — Not Because It Doubts the Island, but Because It Expects China to Invade

Washington has approved billions in weapons for Taiwan — F-16s, HIMARS, anti-ship missiles. But it keeps refusing the one jet Taipei has wanted for...

Jack BuckbyJune 29, 2026

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22 Generals Sent Congress a Dire Warning: The Air Force Has Never Been This Old, Small, or This Unready

For the first time, all 22 generals who command America's Air National Guard fighter squadrons signed one letter to Congress, warning the U.S. Air...

Harry J. KazianisJune 27, 2026

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The U.S. Kicked Turkey Out of the F-35 Program Over a Russian Missile System. Now It May Sell Ankara $700 Million in Fighter-Jet Engines

The U.S. expelled Turkey from the F-35 stealth-fighter program after Ankara bought a Russian air-defense system. Now the Trump administration appears poised to approve...

Caleb LarsonJune 27, 2026

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cruise side-by-side in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006, during exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels, more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call) (Released)

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After the Iran Deal: Why U.S. Central Command Must Keep Its Forces in Place This Summer

The United States and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war — but the agreement depends on enforcement. National security...

Rebecca GrantJune 18, 2026

(Aug. 07, 2024) An F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 at Yuma, Ariz., taxis after landing at Naval Air Station Jacksonville as part of the aircraft’s temporary transfer to Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE). The jet is the first F-35 ever inducted into the depot and is part of a readiness improvement initiative to support corrosion mitigation efforts for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). (U.S. Navy photo by Toiete Jackson/Released)

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The Most Expensive Weapon in U.S. History Is Fully Combat-Ready Just One-Quarter of the Time

America's F-35 — at a lifetime cost some put above $2 trillion, the priciest weapon ever built — was fully combat-ready just 25 percent...

Jack BuckbyJune 14, 2026

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‘Paying More for Less’: America’s Allies Are Discovering the F-35 Stealth Fighter’s Real Price Tag

Denmark's auditors checked the F-35 math for the first time in nearly a decade — and found a 25 percent surprise the warnings had...

Reuben JohnsonJune 12, 2026

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It Took a Green Beret in Congress to Push Through the Military’s Right to Repair Its Own Gear

Last year’s NDAA included right-to-repair provisions written into it by both the House and the Senate. However, those provisions were ultimately removed from the...

Steve BalestrieriJune 11, 2026

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Sweden Spent Decades Building the JAS 39 Gripen Fighter for One Enemy: Russia. Ukraine May Now Get 150 of Them

Sweden built the Gripen for one nightmare: fighting Russia while its own airbases burned. So the jet launches from highways, rearms in minutes, and...

Brandon WeichertJune 11, 2026

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – An F-22 Raptor performs a flyover and air demonstration during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 14, 2023. Events such as these aim to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset, and supplement existing character, leadership, and officer development efforts with the cadets. (U.S Air Force Photo by Trevor Cokley)

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The U.S. Air Force Now Flies Planes Older Than the Pilots in the Cockpit — and China Is Building 120 New Fighters a Year

Many defense experts and military leaders widely believe that the U.S. Air Force is currently both too small and too old to confidently deter...

Steve BalestrieriJune 9, 2026

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The U.S. Won’t Give Taiwan the F-35 — Not Because It Doubts the Island, but Because It Expects China to Invade

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

22 Generals Sent Congress a Dire Warning: The Air Force Has Never Been This Old, Small, or This Unready

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Kicked Turkey Out of the F-35 Program Over a Russian Missile System. Now It May Sell Ankara $700 Million in Fighter-Jet Engines

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

After the Iran Deal: Why U.S. Central Command Must Keep Its Forces in Place This Summer

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Most Expensive Weapon in U.S. History Is Fully Combat-Ready Just One-Quarter of the Time

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘Paying More for Less’: America’s Allies Are Discovering the F-35 Stealth Fighter’s Real Price Tag

Dollars and Sense

It Took a Green Beret in Congress to Push Through the Military’s Right to Repair Its Own Gear

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Sweden Spent Decades Building the JAS 39 Gripen Fighter for One Enemy: Russia. Ukraine May Now Get 150 of Them

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Air Force Now Flies Planes Older Than the Pilots in the Cockpit — and China Is Building 120 New Fighters a Year

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