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U.S. Air Force
Why the Air Force Won't Buy the F-15X or 'New' F-22 Raptor
The United States Air Force has no interest in purchasing either Boeing’s advanced fourth-generation F-15X version of the aging Eagle. Nor does the...

U.S. Air Force
RAND: The United States Air Force Is Too Small
The United States Air Force is too small to meet the security challenges that meet the nation, a new study conducted by the RAND Corporation has found...

U.S. Air Force
Lockheed Martin Wants to Build a Super F-22 Raptor for Japan
Here's why it won't happen. Reports are once again emerging from Japan that Lockheed Martin is pitching a highly modified version of its stealthy F-22...

Russia
Syria: Russian Vital Interests or Vital Combat Experience
Russia is willing to keep its forces in Syria despite the potential losses incurred because the Kremlin believes that the benefits outweigh the costs....

U.S. Air Force
Is This the Real 'F-52' Fighter?
President Donald Trump recently told reporters that the United States had delivered the F-52 to Norway. The statement was obviously a mistake; there...

Air Warfare
Tu-160M2: Russia's New Super Bomber
Early next year in February, the first of Russia’s new production Tupolev Tu-160M2 Blackjack supersonic strategic bombers will take to the air. The...

U.S. Navy
The Path to a 355 Ship Navy
The question if the U. S.

North Korea
How North Korea Would Start World War III
North Korea has achieved something remarkable: for an impoverished country with a GDP smaller than that of Rhode Island, it has built a nuclear and...

U.S. Air Force
The Air Force's Overkill Problem
The United States Air Force seems to have finally recognized that it will have to operate in permissive airspace fighting against poorly armed...

Air Warfare
Why the F-22 Raptor Would Dominate over Russia (or Anyone)
The United States Air Force’s fleet of stealthy Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fifth-generation air superiority fighters is proving to be invaluable over...

From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefense
Faster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Will HASC Have an Oversight Subcommittee in the Next Congress?
By Christopher J. Bright • RealClearDefense
The U.S. is Overpaying for Missiles
By Alex Lee • RealClearDefense
The U.S. Nuclear Deterrent Umbrella
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense

From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefense
Faster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Bombers Could Have a Major Air-to-Air Combat Role
By Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
Pentagon, Lockheed Agree to 10-Year Deal for 850 F-35 Jets
By M. Scanlon, Military T.
The Marine Corps Has a Boot Problem
By Travis Pike, Sandboxx News
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