Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Pentagon is moving to fast-track the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier-launched stealth fighter after months of internal debate over whether the program could...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Pentagon has a problem flying mock dogfights against China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57. The U.S. doesn’t actually have either aircraft to throw into...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China continues its rapid military modernization and buildup. One of the systems that Beijing is interested in developing is its long-range strategic, nuclear-capable Xi’an...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Here’s an interesting fact: China’s all-robot “dark factories” can now churn out Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” fifth-generation air superiority fighters at a rapid rate....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force operates 187 F-22 Raptor 5th-generation stealth fighters. China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force already operates an estimated 300 J-20 stealth...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-35 Lightning II is sometimes derided for being a lesser version of the F-22. It is smaller, slower, and less maneuverable than the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In May 2024, a Pakistani Air Force J-10C fighter fired a Chinese-built PL-15 air-to-air missile at an Indian Air Force Rafale. It hit at...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2024, a research team led by Professor Zhang Dong at China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University — one of China’s premier military-aerospace research institutions —...