Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – New satellite imagery (Aug/Sept 2025) reveals China has moved its two 6th-generation stealth fighter prototypes, the “three-engine” J-36 and...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – This analysis argues that the B-21 Raider, while the most advanced bomber ever, is not a “museum piece” yet,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s rapid, iterative development of its J-36 6th-gen fighter—with a second, drastically redesigned prototype appearing in less than a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A second prototype of China’s three-engine Chengdu J-36 has appeared near CAC’s Chengdu airfield, roughly ten months after the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s 6th-generation fighter prototype, the J-36, is still in the early, experimental stages of development, as evidenced by a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Fresh close-ups of China’s tailless J-50 (J-XDS) prototype reveal key sixth-gen traits: a broad, diamond-shaped nose, diverterless intakes, F-22-style...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force’s F-47—a sixth-generation NGAD fighter—has entered production at Boeing, with leaders targeting a first flight in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s smaller ‘J-50’ prototype surfaced near Shenyang days after the J-36, fueling talk of a second sixth-generation effort. -Imagery...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Posted on September 16, 2025, 11:32 AM – New, quickly scrubbed Weibo clips of China’s purported Shenyang J-50 suggest a...