Fighter Jets
Italy’s GCAP Program Is Turning into a Financial…
Italy’s contribution to the GCAP sixth-gen fighter program has ballooned from €6 billion to more…
The 10 Most Commonly Exported Fighter Jets
One nation historically dominated the fighter jet export market: the Soviet Union, whose simple,…
Do Fighter Jets Ever Fight Helicopters? More Often than…
Helicopters have few ways to fight back against incoming fighter aircraft. Surprisingly, though, it…
Is the Dassault Rafale the Best Non-American Air-to-Air…
The Dassault Rafale is neatly tailored to France’s aerial doctrine—namely an ability to carry out…
US Navy F/A-18 vs. US Air Force F-16: Which Fighter Jet…
In essence, the F-16 is faster and more maneuverable, while the F/A-18 is built for survival. But…
The F-35 Fighter Jet Can’t Maneuver Too Well. That’s…
The F-35 was not built to win dogfights, but to operate smoothly at long ranges and over long…
China’s J-20S Fighter Jet Is Now a Carrier Killer
China’s J-20S—a two-seat upgrade of the J-20 “Mighty Dragon” fighter—has been designed for one, and…
The F-15 Eagle Is Now America’s “Forever Fighter”
Owing to shortcomings in the F-35 program—and its F-47 successor—the F-15 Eagle will remain in…
Northrop Grumman Just Made Its 1,500th F-35 Fuselage.…
Though Lockheed Martin is the primary contractor for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, nearly every…
Why Is the US Air Force Moving F-15E Strike Eagles into…
The F-15E Strike Eagles were originally intended to return to bases in the United States, replaced…
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