The last order for F16 fighter jets from the US Air Force dates back more than 20 years. Yet the little gem of the "Fighter Mafia" designed ...
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US Industry Cannot Replace Likely Losses In Major Conflict
During the Cold War, starting with the Korean War, the American authorities permanently maintained a very high industrial defense capacity, sized to be able ...
Read the articleWill Roper wants to replace the F35 by the NGAD in the US Air Force
Will Roper, the very influential person in charge of the acquisition programs of the US Air Force, has never hidden his reservations concerning the F35 program, which he considers both too complex, too ...
Read the articleUS Air Force experiments digital co-pilot on infamous U2 spy plane
The U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was one of the most famous aircraft of the Cold War. Designed by Lockheed's Skunk Works division, it performed its ...
Read the articleUS Forces in Middle East on High Alert for Fear of Iranian Retaliation
After Israel, and not surprisingly, it is the turn of the American armed forces positioned in the Persian Gulf and nearby to be put on alert. Indeed, according to ...
Read the articleWould Beijing begin the deployment of an anti-missile detection system using captive balloons?
In 2015, information circulated that China was testing an anti-missile detection system carried by a captive helium balloon, and capable of operating at altitudes ranging from ...
Read the articleThe United States are not able to engage on two fronts simultaneously, according to the Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is one of the oldest and most respected think tanks in the United States. Marked by so-called “conservative” positions, it feeds the Pentagon's reflection and…
Read the articleThe US Air Force experiments with canine surveillance robots
Science fiction is full of stories featuring military robots with the attributes of certain animals, and the dog is probably one of the most depicted in this literature. I have to say that…
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