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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lighting II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, takes off for a training mission during Northern Edge, May 2, 2017. Northern Edge 2017 is Alaska's premiere joint-training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques, and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services; Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guard personnel from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units, are involved. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Travis Litke/Released)

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The $2,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter Summed Up in 1 Word

Key Points and Summary – The F-35 Lightning II is a “revolutionary” stealth fighter and a massive global success, with 19 nations ordering it....

Isaac SeitzNovember 6, 2025

Capt. Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies during an airshow demonstration practice Mar. 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The team will make its first of 20 appearances at the Yuma Air Show, Mar. 13-14, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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Saudi Arabia Might Soon Fly the F-35 Stealth Fighter

Key Points and Summary – The Trump Administration is weighing Saudi Arabia’s request to buy up to 48 F-35s—an unprecedented shift that edges past...

Stephen SilverNovember 5, 2025

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Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Fighter-Bomber Problem Has No Solution

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-34 “Fullback” bomber, which performed “exceptionally well” in the “permissive environment” of Syria, faced a “trial by fire”...

Isaac SeitzNovember 5, 2025

U.S. Air Force Maj. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner, the pilot for the F-35A Demonstration Team, performs aerial maneuvers in a USAF F-35A Lightning II during the first day of the airshow at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida, on 18 October, 2024. The Demo Team performs at various airshows across the globe to display the power, agility, and lethality of America's 5th generation fighter jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Rupiper)

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Forget the F-35: Canada Has a Message for the JAS 39 Gripen Fighter

Key Points and Summary – Canada’s 88-jet F-35 deal is in “limbo” as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government reviews the purchase amid “skyrocketing costs”...

Stephen SilverNovember 5, 2025

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The U.S. Military Purchased 21 Russian-Made Mach 2 MiG-29 Fighters

Key Points and Summary – In 1997, the U.S. executed a highly effective “covert acquisition” by purchasing Moldova’s entire fleet of 21 MiG-29 fighter...

Jack BuckbyNovember 5, 2025

YF-23A Black Widow II Stealth Fighter in Torrance

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Northrop Grumman Is Likely Winner of F/A-XX, But Big Questions Remain

Key Points and Summary – New concept art from Northrop Grumman (NG) for the Navy’s 6th-generation F/A-XX fighter shows a “family resemblance” to its...

Reuben JohnsonNovember 5, 2025