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China showed off its new stealth aircraft, including the fifth-gen J-35A.The J-35A was described as featuring stealth, informationization, and networking capabilities.China’s reveal indicates its ambitions as it works to modernize its military. China just debuted its newest fifth-generation stealth aircraft, which appears to be its answer to the American F-35.The…
The package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets and 400 Patriot missiles, the FT reported.President-elect Donald Trump has previously said Taiwan should pay the US to defend it.US officials believe China will be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027. Taiwan may buy a US weapons package worth more than $15…
The US Marine Corps conducted its fourth test of its new experimental unmanned combat aerial vehicle.The XQ-58A Valkyrie sensed and transmitted target data for a force of F-35 stealth fighters.The test pushed the manned-unmanned teaming concept “a step further” for the entire joint force, an official said. The US Marines…
F-35 stealth fighter jets have been failing to meet mission-capable rates, a watchdog reports.This has been the case for six years despite over $12 billion on operations and maintenance, the GAO found.A defense official said the program and DoD must continue working to improve combat readiness. The US military’s F-35…
Two NATO fighter jet pilots discussed their recent Eurofighter vs F-35 dogfighting competition.The German pilot said his US opponent’s F-35 had commendable stealth capabilities.The pilots used paper airplanes to talk about their fight and their various maneuvers. Two NATO fighter jet pilots recently compared notes after going head-to-head in a…
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates would seek to revive a multi-billion dollar deal with the U.S. for F-35 warplanes and armed drones if Donald Trump wins a second term as president in November, several people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The UAE has long…
Britain’s defense ministry is building a massive experimental facility to better understand how it can protect military aircraft against GPS jamming and other threats as the war in Ukraine shows the danger of electronic warfare.The new defense testing facility — expected to be one of the largest in Europe and…
Japan is showing off the first changes made to one of its helicopter-carrying destroyers to turn it into a light aircraft carrier capable of operating F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters.JS Kaga’s successful modification will pave the way for another of its helicopter carriers, JS Izumo, to also be converted into…
The US military’s F-35 program is very expensive — and beset with challenges.A new watchdog report found that the lifetime cost for the stealth fighter has topped $2 trillion.The jet’s availability has decreased, and the Pentagon also plans to use it less. The US military is cutting future flight hours…
A variant of the F-35 fighter jet can now fly in lightning after years of restrictions.DoD attributed the change to progress in keeping the jet safe and functioning if struck by lightning.Lightning has long been a major — and ironic — issue for the F-35, nicknamed the Lightning II. After…
