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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 Grant5 days ago

(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

A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen climbs during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England, July 20, 2019. This year, RIAT commemorated the 70th anniversary of NATO and highlighted the United States' enduring commitment to its European allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Aaron Thomasson)

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Canada Doesn’t Have To Choose: Buy All 88 F-35s And Add The JAS 39 Saab Gripen Fighters

Mark Carney has been handed a genuinely hard problem, and folded inside it is an unusually clean solution, at least, that’s what I would...

Harry J. KazianisJune 9, 2026

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Europe’s FCAS Fighter Was Meant to Match China’s 6th-Gen Jets — France and Germany Just Killed It

Manila, Philippines – The world of weapon systems development and defense procurement appears to be such an upside-down environment that it is almost made...

Reuben JohnsonJune 9, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning ll assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, sits in a hangar at Lakeland Linder International Airport, Lakeland, Fla., following a aerobatic routine by the F-35A Lightning ll demonstration team at the Sun 'n Fun Holiday Flying Festival, Dec. 4, 2020. The Lightning II is a stealth-capable, multi-role attack fighter designed to penetrate the most hostile areas of the world without the threat of detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble)

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The U.S. Air Force Wants to Turn Every F-35 Into a Stealth Ship-Killer — and a New Missile Hidden in Its Belly Makes It Possible

The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a weapon specifically designed to fit inside the F-35 Lightning II’s internal weapons bay while preserving that fifth-generation...

Brandon WeichertJune 8, 2026

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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

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada Doesn’t Have To Choose: Buy All 88 F-35s And Add The JAS 39 Saab Gripen Fighters

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Europe’s FCAS Fighter Was Meant to Match China’s 6th-Gen Jets — France and Germany Just Killed It

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The U.S. Air Force Wants to Turn Every F-35 Into a Stealth Ship-Killer — and a New Missile Hidden in Its Belly Makes It Possible

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