Key Points and Summary – Two nearly-forgotten prototypes—the workhorse-aimed X-32 and the shadowy, long-reach YF-23—took very different bets on air combat. -In a real...
Key Points and Summary – America’s F-15EX and Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen E are elite 4th-gen fighters built for different playbooks. -The twin-engine Eagle...
Key Points and Summary – Talk of a “Super F-22” surged after President Trump’s comments, but the smart play isn’t reviving production—it’s disciplined, bounded...
Key Points and Summary – China’s state media now claims the carrier-capable J-35 has a radar cross-section “smaller than a human palm,” crediting airframe...
Key Points and Summary – New video of the Shenyang J-35 operating from China’s EMALS-equipped carrier Fujian triggered state-media claims that the jet’s radar...
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird’s Mach 3 speed, altitude, and modest radar-reduction tempted some to imagine a fighter-bomber variant—outrunning interceptors, dodging...