F-35 Archives

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Britain Spent £686,000,000 to Build the GCAP Stealth Fighter With Italy and Japan — Now 4,000 Engineers Could Be Redeployed in 10 Weeks

Britain’s Global Combat Air Program faces a 10-week funding deadline. The current bridge funding for GCAP — the 6th-generation stealth fighter shared with Italy...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35B Stealth Fighter Has ‘Russian Technology’ That Makes It a Powerhouse

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the world’s first supersonic VTOL aircraft. The Soviet Union built four prototypes between 1987 and 1991. It was designed to...

Steve BalestrieriMay 11, 2026

Dollars and Sense

F-35 Cyber Risk: Future Quantum Computers Could Crack the F-35’s Encryption — The Pentagon Is Already Preparing Defenses

The F-35 Lightning II operates as a “flying computer.” It senses, gathers, and securely transmits critical battlefield data across multinational combat formations. All of...

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-22 Was Classified ‘Stealth+’ and the F-47 Is Classified ‘Stealth++’ — Boeing’s Sixth-Gen May Be the Stealthiest Fighter Ever

Boeing’s F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth-generation fighter has been designated “Stealth++” by the U.S. Air Force — a classification one tier above...

Steve BalestrieriMay 10, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Tom Cruise Could Make $100,000,000 From Top Gun 3 — Paramount Just Confirmed the Sequel and Cruise Is Officially Locked In

Paramount Pictures formally confirmed Top Gun 3 at CinemaCon in April 2026, with Tom Cruise officially returning, Jerry Bruckheimer back as producer, and Ehren...

Caleb LarsonMay 9, 2026

J-20 Fighter from China. Image from PLAAF

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

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

National Security Journal

All posts tagged "F-35"

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Britain Spent £686,000,000 to Build the GCAP Stealth Fighter With Italy and Japan — Now 4,000 Engineers Could Be Redeployed in 10 Weeks

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35B Stealth Fighter Has ‘Russian Technology’ That Makes It a Powerhouse

Dollars and Sense

F-35 Cyber Risk: Future Quantum Computers Could Crack the F-35’s Encryption — The Pentagon Is Already Preparing Defenses

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

The F-22 Was Classified ‘Stealth+’ and the F-47 Is Classified ‘Stealth++’ — Boeing’s Sixth-Gen May Be the Stealthiest Fighter Ever

Dollars and Sense

Tom Cruise Could Make $100,000,000 From Top Gun 3 — Paramount Just Confirmed the Sequel and Cruise Is Officially Locked In

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

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

Recent Posts

Recent Posts

Recent Comments