Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: China’s J-15 “Flying Shark,” its first operational carrier-based fighter, was developed by reverse-engineering an unfinished Su-33 (the carrier version of...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jet has successfully completed a series of test flights piloted by artificial intelligence, marking...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The F-35’s Engine Core Upgrade (ECU), a critical component of the broader Block 4 modernization, has been delayed by at least...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – China is using the 2025 Paris Air Show to debut its J-35A stealth fighter on the international stage, strategically targeting American...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – In 1997, the United States executed a unique post-Cold War intelligence operation by purchasing 21 MiG-29 fighter jets from the former...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program is on hold, according to Navy Secretary John Phelan, who cited systemic problems with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, an iconic American fighter from the Vietnam era, remains the most numerous jet in Iran’s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated the F-22 Raptor’s readiness and power with a large-scale “elephant walk” at Joint Base Langley-Eustis,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Boeing’s X-32 prototype, a contender in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition, ultimately lost to Lockheed’s X-35 (which became the F-35)...