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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

SR-72 by Lockheed Martin. Image Credit by Lockheed Martin

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Russia’s Mach 4 MiG-41 NGAD Might Be Flying to the Fighter ‘Valley of Death’

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s proposed MiG-41 (PAK DP) promises Mach-4+ speed, lasers, and near-space flight—but remains artwork, not airframe. Five hurdles loom:...

Brent M. EastwoodNovember 13, 2025

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Russia’s Mach 2.25 MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter Has A Message for Any Air Force on Earth

Key Points and Summary – Conceived as a lighter, cheaper counterpart to the Su-27 and a foil to America’s F-16, Mikoyan’s MiG-29 was built...

Caleb LarsonNovember 13, 2025

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Russia’s Mach 2 Su-30SM Fighter Has A Message for Any Air Force on Earth

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s twin-seat Su-30SM “Flanker-H” is a 4+-generation multirole fighter derived from the Su-27 family. -Powered by two AL-31F turbofans,...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 13, 2025

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is photographed after landing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. Three bombers deployed for Bomber Task Force Europe with a total force integration team composed of roughly 30% active-duty and 70% reserve Airmen from the 7th Bomb Wing and 489th Bomb Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

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The Mach 2.2 B-1A Bomber Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary – The B-1A aimed to fuse B-52 range with B-58 speed: a Mach 2.2, variable-sweep nuclear bomber built to outrun...

Brent M. EastwoodNovember 13, 2025

The US Navy's pursuit of carrier-launched drones dates back to the 1980s with the A-12 Avenger II, a planned stealthy bomber drone. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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‘Flying Dorito’ A-12 Avenger II Stealth Bomber Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Key Points and Summary – Born to replace the A-6, the A-12 Avenger II promised a stealth, carrier-based strike jet with internal weapons and...

Andrew LathamNovember 13, 2025

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The Mach 2 JAS 39 Gripen E Fighter Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary – Sweden is backing financing talks that could send up to 150 JAS 39 Gripen E fighters to Ukraine—potentially with...

Jack BuckbyNovember 13, 2025

A Eurofighter Typhoon with the Spanish Air Force based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, refuels from a KC-130J Hercules, a first for the Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Aug. 13, in Spain. The U.S. and Spain have been fostering one of the closest defense partnerships around the world for more than 60 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)

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The Mach 2.35 ‘Super’ Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Has a Message for Any Air Force On Earth

Key Points and Summary – Europe’s Eurofighter Typhoon isn’t going stealth—and that’s the point. -The “Super Typhoon” refresh adds ECRS Mk2 AESA, Arexis EW,...

Jack BuckbyNovember 13, 2025