Pentagon paints a grim picture of the F-35 despite them entering combat operations

The latest Pentagon assessment of the F-35 program has reached the media, and with the long-delayed fighter finally entering combat operations with the Marine Corps late last year, one would think the report would offer some good news for the most advanced fighter on the planet. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. In fact, those first F-35s to […]

Pentagon paints a grim picture of the F-35 despite them entering combat operations

The latest Pentagon assessment of the F-35 program has reached the media, and with the long-delayed fighter finally entering combat operations with the Marine Corps late last year, one would think the report would offer some good news for the most advanced fighter on the planet. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. In fact, those first F-35s to […]

China says a new paint job just turned its J-16 into a ‘near-stealth’ fighter

Radar-absorbent coating is an important element of any stealth aircraft’s ability to avoid detection. Air platforms that were purpose-built with stealth in mind already offer a limited radar return, thanks to meticulously-developed designs and production practices that allow for extremely tight tolerances, ensuring the aircraft has few hard angles prone to producing a radar return. […]

Russia’s stealth fighter is basically dead in the water

When Russia first set to work on what would become the Sukhoi Su-57 (internally the T-50 at the time), it had a singular aim: utilizing 21st century stealth characteristics to produce a fighter capable of standing toe to toe with the best the United States had to offer, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 […]

Watch: The two most advanced fighters in the world flying in one formation

August of last year marked the first time U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors ever flew alongside their counterparts in the Royal Norwegian Air Force inside Norwegian airspace. That alone would make for an occasion worth mentioning, but the event was all the more momentous thanks to Norway’s recently acquired F-35 Joint Strike Fighters joining the […]

Air Force 3D prints metal part to fix an F-22 for the first time ever

The Air Force has used 3D printing technology to procure parts for legacy aircraft that have gone out of production before, but never has the technology been used to repair America’s most advanced air superiority fighter in history, the F-22 Raptor. That is, until recently. The F-22 Raptor was America’s first fifth-generation platform, purpose built […]

Russia postpones production of their would-be stealth fighter until 2020

Despite headlines last week about upgrades to the stealth coating applied to Russia’s pseudo-fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57, new reports out of Moscow indicate that production of what was to be Russia’s most advanced military aircraft has been postponed until 2020. The Su-57 has long been touted as Russia’s response to fifth-generation platforms like America’s F-22 […]

Check out these incredible shots of F-22 Raptors and a B-2 Spirit flying together over Hawaii

Last week, three B-2 Spirit bombers and more than 200 accompanying support Airmen arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Hawaii. The stealth bomber deployment is a part of regular rotations aimed at integrating the capabilities of America’s varied bomber fleets into ongoing operations throughout the region. Just beyond the strategic justification for reshuffling combat […]

Russia postpones production of their would-be stealth fighter until 2020

Despite headlines last week about upgrades to the stealth coating applied to Russia’s pseudo-fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57, new reports out of Moscow indicate that production of what was to be Russia’s most advanced military aircraft has been postponed until 2020. The Su-57 has long been touted as Russia’s response to fifth-generation platforms like America’s F-22 […]

Chinese media claims new upgraded J-20 will be ‘overwhelmingly superior’ to the F-35

China’s first foray into fifth-generation fighters may have been based on stolen plans for America’s F-22 Raptor, but according to China’s state-owned media outlets, a new slew of upgrades are about to make their J-20 superior to America’s future workhorse stealth fighter, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. According to China’s Global Times, “experts” already agree […]