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The Trump-Class Battleship Might Never Get Built

Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and...

Reuben JohnsonDecember 23, 2025

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China to Showcase J-20 and J-35 Fighters in ‘Real-War Scenario’

Key Points and Summary – China is preparing to showcase its most advanced fighter jets, including the J-16, J-20, and J-35, in “real-war scenario”...

Georgia GilholyAugust 26, 2025

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Russia’s ‘New’ MiG-35 Is a Flying ‘Paper Tiger’

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s MiG-35, comically dubbed a fourth-generation “+++” fighter, is an overrated “paper tiger” that has been a non-factor in...

Brent M. EastwoodAugust 26, 2025

A joint team consisting of F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flight test members, U.S. Sailors and Marines, and the crew of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) are executing developmental sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean to gather the necessary data to certify F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft operations. While aboard the MSDF’s largest ship, the Pax ITF flight test team has been gathering compatibility data for analysis in order to make recommendations for future F-35B operational envelopes, further enhancing the Japanese navy's capabilities. The results of the testing will contribute to improved interoperability between Japan and the United States, strengthening the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance and contributing to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan is an F-35 Joint Program Office foreign military sales customer planning to purchase 42 F-35Bs. The F-35 Joint Program Office continues to develop, produce, and sustain the F-35 Air System to fulfill its mandate to deliver a capable, available, and affordable air system with fifth-generation capabilities.

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Canada Has a Message for the F-35 Fighter

Key Points and Summary – Canada’s planned purchase of 88 F-35 stealth fighters remains in limbo, plagued by a massive 50% cost increase and...

Brent M. EastwoodAugust 26, 2025

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The U.S. Navy’s Worst Nightmare: The F/A-XX Fighter Never Flies

Key Points and Summary – The F/A-XX is designed to be the U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter jet to replace the aging F/A-18 and work...

Isaac SeitzAugust 26, 2025

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Russia’s Nuclear Attack Submarine Fleet: Ready to Fight NATO?

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s submarine force remains a potent and modernizing threat, even as its surface navy continues to struggle. -The fleet...

Caleb LarsonAugust 26, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 495th Fighter Squadron taxis pre-flight during exercise Combined Strike 25 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 20, 2025. Combined Strike 25 is a readiness training with RAF Lakenheath’s 48th Fighter Wing F-15s and F-35s alongside Aviano’s 31st Fighter Wing F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)

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India Doesn’t Want the F-35 or Su-57 Stealth Fighters

Key Points and Summary – India has rejected offers to purchase both the American F-35 and the Russian Su-57, signaling a major pivot towards...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 26, 2025

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CH-7: China’s Navy Stealth Drone Has Just 1 Mission

Key Points and Summary – China’s CH-7 “Rainbow-7” is a new naval stealth drone designed for high-intensity warfare against peer adversaries. It Has 1...

Caleb LarsonAugust 26, 2025