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Sukhoi vs MiG: How the Flanker Family Helped Sukhoi Win Russia’s Fighter Wars After Soviet Collapse
During the Cold War, the Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) design bureau held a monopoly on frontline fighters (like the MiG-21 and MiG-29), while the Sukhoi Design...
Europe
Germany Cancels F126 Frigate Project. Rheinmetall Calls Loss of the Contract a Massive Setback
Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger described the company’s failure to secure a major contract from the German government to build next-generation warships as a massive...
Europe
After €100B 6th-Gen Fighter Jet Dream Crash, France-Germany Rift Threatens Eurodrone, MGCS Projects
The cracks in the transatlantic relationship, triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sharp criticism of European allies, initially suggested that Europe’s leading military powers—France...
Europe
Edgewing Wins $6.1B Contract For 6th-Gen UK-Japan-Italy GCAP Fighter Jet; Canada Eyes Observer Status
Japan, Italy, and the UK have awarded a $6.1 billion contract to Edgewing to build the 6th-gen GCAP fighter jet, the British government said...
EurAsian Region
Russia’s Su-27 ‘Flanker’ Stunned Everyone With Cobra Maneuver On This Day — But It Has a Surprising Swedish Origin
In Top Gun: Maverick, Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is trying to escape hostile territory in a stolen F-14 Tomcat when he is...
