MQ-9 Next Prepares for Post-Reaper Era with Cheaper Platform Under Strain of Losses
Still indispensable but vulnerable, the MQ-9 Reaper is pushing the U.S. Air Force to seek a modular, cheaper successor that is acceptable to lose. In […]
Military
Ban on F-22 Raptor Retirements Extended Until 2032
The House Armed Services Committee has extended the ban on retiring F-22 Raptors through fiscal year 2032. This decision keeps all 184 aircraft in service […]
The Ultimate Irony: The F-14 Tomcat Built Its Combat Legend Under the Iranian Flag
Sold to the Shah then isolated by the revolution, the F-14 achieved the vast majority of its aerial victories during the Iran-Iraq War. Summary The […]
China Tests Japanese Defenses at the Gates of Okinawa
Japan scrambled its fighters against a Chinese Y-9 and a TB-001. Okinawa concentrates Beijing’s military pressure. In Summary Japan scrambled fighters from the Japan Air […]
The F-47 and CCAs Reveal the Strategic Price of the Sixth Generation
The American NGAD and its CCA drones pose a central question: how to maintain air superiority without bankrupting the armed forces? Summary The American NGAD […]
FCAS Collapses, Europe Loses Its Common Fighter Jet
The abandonment of the FCAS manned fighter fractures European defense and reignites the industrial battle between Dassault, Airbus, and the F-35. Summary The cancellation of […]
The F-22 Becomes the Flying Laboratory for Autonomous Combat Drones
The USAF is accelerating its autonomous combat drones to create affordable mass against China, with the F-22 serving as the first pack leader. In Summary […]
F-47: The American Fighter Designed to Command 1,000 Drones
The US Air Force is accelerating Boeing’s F-47, a NGAD fighter engineered for stealth, supercruise, and CCA drones to counter China. Summary The F-47 is […]
The Sacrificed Su-75: Moscow Stakes Everything on Drones
Russia is effectively putting the Su-75 Checkmate on hold, concentrating its resources on the Su-57, drones, and the defense of Moscow. Executive Summary The Su-75 […]
The Scandal Trapping the RAF Between Diversity and Merit
The RAF has acknowledged illegal discrimination against white men in its recruitment practices. This scandal has reignited the debate over EDI in the military. In […]