F-47

US Begins Market Research for Massive F-47 Facility Build-Up at Nellis, Pointing to Nevada Base

The U.S. Department of Defense has taken a significant early step toward operationalizing the Boeing F-47 next-generation fighter by launching a market research effort for major infrastructure development at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. A notice issued on February 2,...
YLC-8B Radar

China’s YLC-8B Radar Transfer to Iran Signals Strategic Shift That Could Undermine US and Israeli Stealth Dominance Across Middle East

China’s reported transfer of its YLC-8B strategic three-dimensional radar systems to Iran marks one of the most consequential shifts in Middle Eastern air defense dynamics in decades, potentially undermining long-standing assumptions that U.S. and Israeli stealth aircraft can operate with...
Donald Trump - Vladimir Putin

US–Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty to Expire, Opening Door to Rapid Expansion of Strategic Arsenals

After midnight on February 5, 2026, the world will enter a nuclear era without precedent in more than half a century. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) — the final remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United...
USCGC Diligence (WMEC 616)

US Warships Enter Port-au-Prince as Washington Expands ‘Operation Southern Spear’ to Tackle Haiti’s Gang Violence and Caribbean Crisis

Three American warships, including the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale and two US Coast Guard cutters, USCGC Stone and USCGC Diligence, entered Port-au-Prince Bay earlier this week, marking one of the most visible demonstrations of US military power near Haiti in...
F-35

Lockheed Martin vs Airbus: How US and European Defense Priorities Shape Military Aircraft Output

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Airbus, and Northrop Grumman dominate the Western aerospace and defense industry as the only manufacturers capable of designing and producing complete, frontline military aircraft at scale. France’s Dassault Aviation and the UK’s BAE Systems are also major...
Gulfstream G700 Exterior

US–Canada Aircraft Certification Row Deepens as FAA Backs Trump, Putting Global Aviation Safety Norms Under Strain

The simmering dispute between the United States and Canada over aircraft certification has escalated sharply, injecting political tension into a process long regarded as sacrosanct in global aviation safety. At the center of the controversy are two new US-made business...
B-2 Spirit

B-2 Spirit Bomber: How the World’s Most Expensive Bomber Still Defeats Modern Air Defenses and Remains Virtually Untouchable

More than three decades after it first entered service, the B-2 Spirit remains the most formidable stealth strike aircraft ever fielded. While its successor, the B-21 Raider, is nearing operational debut with the US Air Force, the Spirit is far...
bombardier global express

Tariffs on Canadian-Made Aircraft Risk Raising Costs for US Airlines and Undermining Decades of North American Defense Integration

Any move by Washington to impose tariffs on Canadian-made aircraft or aerospace components would reverberate far beyond trade statistics, striking at the heart of one of the most deeply integrated industrial relationships in the Western world. From commercial airliners flying...
F-35 Lockheed Martin factory

Canada’s First F-35 Takes Shape in Texas Amid Political Review, RCAF Attends Lockheed Martin Ceremony

Despite political uncertainty swirling around Canada’s flagship fighter acquisition, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has moved one step closer to inducting its first fifth-generation stealth jet. On February 2, 2026, Canadian military officials joined U.S. defense executives in Fort...
Rafale

France’s “No-Strings-Attached” Rafale Pitch Faces a Sovereignty Crisis After US Firm Acquires Key Fighter Jet Supplier

For decades, France has marketed its combat aircraft as symbols of strategic independence in a global arms market dominated by the United States. At a time when Washington is increasingly accused of using arms exports as a tool of political...
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