Rafale M Fighter Jet

Emmanuel Macron Pushes European Defense Autonomy: Rafale Jets Positioned as Rival to U.S.-Made F-35 in Strategic Airpower Contest

As the tectonic plates of global geopolitics shift, the transatlantic alliance—once considered the bedrock of Western security—finds itself increasingly under strain. French President Emmanuel Macron, a long-time advocate of European strategic autonomy, has seized the moment of American uncertainty to...
F-35 stealth fighter jet

Iran Claims to Shoot Down Fourth Israeli F-35: A Strategic Shockwave or a Propaganda Masterstroke?

In what may be one of the most consequential claims of the modern air war era, Iran has declared it has shot down a fourth Israeli F-35 stealth fighter jet over its territory. The downing, said to have occurred over Tabriz in northwestern...