- February 16th, 2026
The United States Army has embarked on the most sweeping transformation of its aviation fleet in decades, yet one of its most iconic aircraft remains without a clear successor. The venerable Boeing CH-47 Chinook, a tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopter that first...
When people attempt to count how many fighter jets the United States Air Force operates, they are often looking for a clean. This single number captures the scale of American airpower. But that seemingly straightforward question quickly opens into a...
The Boeing T-7A Red Hawk was envisioned as a transformational leap for United States Air Force pilot training—a digitally engineered jet designed from the ground up to prepare aviators for fifth-generation warfare. Instead, the program has evolved into a multibillion-dollar...
US-Iran crisis: Another round of aircraft carrier deployments and ultimatums, another set of dire predictions about imminent war in the Middle East. Yet here we are again, watching Washington and Tehran engage in a ritualized choreography of brinkmanship that has...
In a scene that seemed pulled straight from a science fiction blockbuster, three massive Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transports lifted off from March Air Reserve Base this weekend carrying something no Globemaster had ever hauled before: the core components of...
The “computer brain” of the F-35 stealth fighter — including its cloud-based logistics and mission systems — could theoretically be “jailbroken” to accept third-party software updates, much like modifying a smartphone, according to the Netherlands’ State Secretary for Defence Gijs...
US Spy Who Survived and Agent Who Waited: How James Donovan’s Strategy Made Bridge of Spies Possible
About 64 years ago, at the height of Cold War hostility, the world watched as two superpowers staged a tense but carefully choreographed exchange on Berlin’s Glienicke Bridge. On February 10, 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union swapped...
Fighter jets usually hog the limelight. Public fascination with sleek combat aircraft ensures that every small or big deal involving them is closely tracked, debated on primetime television, and dissected by defense analysts for its strategic implications. However, equally significant...
How B-2 Spirit Redefined Strategic Bombing and Remains the Only True Air Defense Penetrator in World
The Northrop B-2 Spirit has long stood as a singular symbol of American airpower — an aircraft that embodies the promise of reaching almost anyone, anywhere, at any time. With its distinctive flying wing silhouette and radar-evading profile, the B-2...
The U.S. Marine Corps is moving to significantly expand the air-to-air arsenal of its aging F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet by integrating air-to-air optimized versions of the 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II), a step that reflects the rapidly...
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