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F-4 Phantom: Why Iran Still Flies a 60-Year-Old American Fighter Jet

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...

Isaac SeitzJune 20, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing ascends into the clouds during exercise Northern Lightning Aug. 9, 2024, at Volk Field. Wisconsin. The F-35 works in parallel with 4th generation fighters, demonstrating the strength of combined airpower in the face of strategic competition. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Constantine Bambakidis)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

F-35 vs. F-47: The Pentagon’s High-Stakes Fighter Funding Battle

Key Points – The Pentagon’s 2026 defense budget proposal is forcing difficult trade-offs between legacy systems and next-generation platforms amid rising global tensions. -The...

Georgia GilholyJune 19, 2025

The Treaty

‘All-Out War’: Iran’s ‘Master Plan’ to Punish the US for an Attack

Key Points – A direct US military intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict, such as using B-2 bombers to strike Iran’s hardened Fordow nuclear facility,...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 19, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 60th Fighter Squadron, flies overhead after conducting a live weapons drop at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct 25, 2023. During the exercise, pilots tested various munitions including the GBU-12s, GBU-31v1s, and 362 rounds of 25mm Training Munitions from the gun.

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Forget the Iran War: The F-35 Stealth Fighter Has ‘Engine Problems’

Key Points – The F-35 fighter jet program is facing mixed news this week. Pratt & Whitney announced at the Paris Air Show that...

Stephen SilverJune 19, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing conducts flight operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 28, 2023. The F-22 Raptor is a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, and is designed to project air dominance rapidly and at great distances to defeat threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

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Stealth F-22 Raptors Can Fly Right Under Iran’s Fighters ‘Undetected’

Key Points – In a remarkable 2013 encounter over international waters, a US Air Force F-22 Raptor, piloted by Lt. Col. Kevin “Showtime” Sutterfield,...

Steve BalestrieriJune 19, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Why an Attack on Fordow Could Be a Strategic Gift to Iran

Key Points – An Israeli strike on Iran’s hardened Fordow nuclear facility would not necessarily trigger an immediate, apocalyptic war but could instead be...

Andrew LathamJune 19, 2025