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National Security Journal on MSN1d
Dassault Rafale: The Best Fighter Not Named F-22 or F-35
When the French Dassault Rafale multirole fighter first appeared as a demonstrator aircraft more than 35 years ago, problems ...
The National Interest on MSN13d
The F-22 Raptor Is Already the Best Fighter Jet in the World. Now It’s Getting Even Better.
The Air Force plans on flying the F-22 Raptor well into the 2040s. But to remain competitive against near-peer fighter jets, ...
The F-35's advanced stealth doesn't make it invisible, just hard to kill
Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet is one of the world's top stealth aircraft. But it isn't impossible to spot.
Newsweek on MSN13d
Canada's F-35 Nightmare
"Canada is confident that the F-35 represents the best fighter jet for our country at the best price for Canadians," the ...
India's Rafale vs Pakistan's F-16: With air prowess in spotlight, how the fighter jets compare
India, during Operation Sindoor, used its Rafale jets armed with Scalp (Storm Shadow) missiles and armed with Highly Agile ...
Breaking Defense4d
Trump wants a twin-engined F-35. Experts say it’s ‘not feasible.’
Making the F-35 into a twin-engine F-55 probably isn’t the best use of money and time for those reasons, but Trump’s comments ...
U.S. accelerates its new fighter to challenge China’s air power and sets a date for its arrival: “The world’s best example”
With an expected operational date between 2027 and 2029, General David Allvin has announced that more than 185 units of the new “invisible” F-47 fighter jet ...
US Navy's new fighter jet threatened by funding dispute, sources say
The U.S. Navy and Congress are battling with the Trump administration to keep moving forward with a contract award to build ...
The Economist7d
The race to build the fighter planes of the future
“THERE’S NEVER been anything even close to it—from speed to manoeuverability…to payload,” gushed Donald Trump, as he announced on March 21st that America’s future fighter jet, the F ...