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The U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider stealth bomber has a 140-foot wingspan. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has a 172-foot wingspan. The B-21 is...
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Russia has built only 20-32 Sukhoi Su-57 Felon stealth fighters total, including prototypes and test aircraft. The U.S. has produced nearly 200 Lockheed Martin...
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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...
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Russia’s MiG 1.44 5th-generation fighter prototype flew for 18 minutes total during its single test flight. The MiG 1.44 was built to compete with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-22 Raptor has struggled with readiness rates throughout its service life, with numbers in recent years particularly troubling. Readiness has been a perennial...
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The F-22 Raptor is the only U.S. 5th-generation fighter that cannot be legally exported. U.S. Congress banned F-22 exports in 1998 via the Obey...
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In 1997, Russia unveiled the Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut, one of the most unusual fighter aircraft ever built. The aircraft was built with forward-swept wings...
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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
The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the world’s first supersonic VTOL aircraft. The Soviet Union built four prototypes between 1987 and 1991. It was designed to...