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J-20 Stealth Jet Ditches Stealth, Spotted With Eight PL-15 Missiles as China Makes Mighty Dragons More Lethal
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)—the world's second air force to field an indigenous, fifth-generation stealth fighter—is actively expanding the capabilities of its...
Asia Pacific
After Poor Show Against IAF Jets, China Claims Double Success with HQ-9B SAMs Against Maneuvering Missiles
After a not-so-impressive combat debut against India during the May 2025 clash with Pakistan, China has claimed that its HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system successfully...
Europe
Eurofighters in Spotlight as Germany Moves to Arm Combat Jets with Laser Weapons to Defeat Cheap Drones
The proliferation of cheap, one-way attack drones has dramatically changed the modern-day battlefield. In response, Germany has launched a program to integrate laser weapons...
Middle East
The Island That Controls World’s Oil: Why Qeshm Island is Iran’s Most Vital Military Outpost in the Persian Gulf
Donald Trump has lost midterm elections, and the day before that, the United States carried out "defensive strikes" against targets on Iran’s strategically vital...
Americas
U.S. Firm Unveils X-BAT ‘Fighter Drone’ That Can Fly From Islands, Ships & Dirt Strips. More on XBAT VTOL
Shield AI has unveiled the first prototype of the X-BAT, an aspirational, fighter-sized, AI-piloted aircraft that can take off and land vertically, and plans...
