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J-20A: China Just Deployed Its Newest Stealth Fighter to A Base in Direct Line of Sight of Taiwan

China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force has deployed the upgraded J-20A stealth fighter to the 41st Air Brigade at Wuyishan Air Base in Fujian...

Jack BuckbyMay 20, 2026

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China’s New J-35A Stealth Fighter Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

When Shenyang rolled the FC-31 Gyrfalcon out of its hangar in 2012, nobody took it seriously. The aircraft had no customer, used Russian engines,...

Harry J. KazianisMay 20, 2026

At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)-- A lone plane captain conducts a walk around inspection of his F-14D Tomcat that is assigned to Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31). THe F-14D is armed with AIM-9 Siderwinder Missiles and a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and a GBU-14. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Carrier Air Wing FOURTEEN (CVW 14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Third Class (AW/PJ) Philip A. McDaniel. Cleared for release by ALBG PAO, LCDR Jeff Bender.

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The F-14D Super Tomcat Fighter Has A Message for the U.S. Navy

The F-14D Super Tomcat was the final and most capable version of the most famous American naval fighter ever to launch from an aircraft...

Harry J. KazianisMay 19, 2026

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South Korea Built A Fighter That Costs Less Than The F-35 And Can Carry More Weapons under The Wings — And It Just Entered Production

South Korea has rolled out the first mass-produced KF-21 Boramae fighter at Korea Aerospace Industries’ Sacheon facility, with President Lee Jae Myung attending the...

Jack BuckbyMay 18, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner, F-35A Demonstration Team pilot, performs aerial maneuvers during the Abbotsford International Airshow in British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 9, 2025. The team travels worldwide to demonstrate the capabilities and precision of the U.S.’s most advanced fifth-generation fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Rupiper)

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74 Percent of U.S. Air Force Aircraft Missed Depot Maintenance Deadlines — Up from 31 Percent In 2019

A new Government Accountability Office report found that 74 percent of U.S. Air Force aircraft missed their depot maintenance completion deadlines, up from 31...

Steve BalestrieriMay 18, 2026

Su-37 Terminator Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Russia Built the Su-37 Terminator to Beat the F-22 Raptor in Close-Range Dogfights — the Air Force Planned to Kill It From 100 Miles Away

Russia’s Sukhoi Su-37 Terminator was Moscow’s answer to American stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor. Built on a modified Su-27M airframe with Saturn AL-31FP...

Caleb LarsonMay 18, 2026

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France’s Nuclear Libre Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

France has approved construction of the most ambitious warship in European history. Named France Libre after Charles de Gaulle’s wartime government-in-exile, the 78,000-ton nuclear-powered...

Harry J. KazianisMay 17, 2026

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At Least 300 Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighters Are in PLAAF Service — and the U.S. Has Never Examined One Up Close

Would a Chinese pilot ever defect with his or her J-20 stealth fighter? History says it could happen: Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to...

Jack BuckbyMay 17, 2026

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Forget the F-22: The YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter Almost Flew for the U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force awarded the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) Program contract to the Lockheed YF-22 (F-22 Raptor) in April 1991 — beating the...

Isaac SeitzMay 16, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

J-20A: China Just Deployed Its Newest Stealth Fighter to A Base in Direct Line of Sight of Taiwan

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s New J-35A Stealth Fighter Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-14D Super Tomcat Fighter Has A Message for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

South Korea Built A Fighter That Costs Less Than The F-35 And Can Carry More Weapons under The Wings — And It Just Entered Production

Dollars and Sense

74 Percent of U.S. Air Force Aircraft Missed Depot Maintenance Deadlines — Up from 31 Percent In 2019

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Built the Su-37 Terminator to Beat the F-22 Raptor in Close-Range Dogfights — the Air Force Planned to Kill It From 100 Miles Away

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

France’s Nuclear Libre Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Least 300 Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighters Are in PLAAF Service — and the U.S. Has Never Examined One Up Close

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Forget the F-22: The YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter Almost Flew for the U.S. Air Force

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