Key Points – President Trump’s May 15th remarks in Qatar proposing new “F-55” (a twin-engine F-35 “super upgrade”) and “F-22 Super” fighter concepts continue...
Key Points – The extensive US government control over the global F-35 spare parts supply and operational software is generating significant “consternation” among allied...
Key Points –The F-35 Lightning II’s combat radius of approximately 670 nautical miles, while not critically short, is increasingly viewed as a limitation, especially...
Key Points – China’s Shenyang J-35A stealth fighter, a significantly revamped evolution of the earlier underpowered FC-31 export concept (first seen 2014), has been...
Key Points – The US government’s overarching control of spare parts, software, and upgrades for the F-35 Lightning II is causing significant alarm among...
Key Points – The SR-72 “Darkstar,” Lockheed Martin’s secretive successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, aims for Mach 6+ hypersonic speeds for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance...
Key Points – The long-held US military assumption of air superiority faces significant challenges, particularly from China’s rapidly expanding J-20 stealth fighter fleet. -While...