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China Touts J-20 Fighter’s “Superiority” Over Counterparts

China Touts J-20 Fighter’s “Superiority” Over Counterparts

Despite being heavily outnumbered, a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pilot scored a 17:0 victory against opponents with a newly commissioned fighter jet in a recent combat exercise. Many clues suggest that the aircraft the pilot flew was likely the J-20, China’s most advanced stealth fighter …
US and Four Allied Navies Train in Pacific Exercise

US and Four Allied Navies Train in Pacific Exercise

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces are participating in exercise Valiant Shield (VS), Sept. 14-25, on Guam and around the Mariana Islands Range Complex.

Participants include USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America (LHA 6), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), USS Germantown (LSD 42) and multiple surface ships…

GA Demos SeaGuardian UAV’s Maritime Capabilities

GA Demos SeaGuardian UAV’s Maritime Capabilities

SAN DIEGO –– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) concluded a set of maritime test flights over the sea-lanes off the coast of Southern California on September 11th, using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). This was the first MQ-9B configured for surveill…
Lockheed Wins $20M to Prepare Australia’s F-35 Induction

Lockheed Wins $20M to Prepare Australia’s F-35 Induction

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $20,480,000 undefinitized contract modification (P00062) to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-16-C-000) for additional labor in support of depot maintenance activities associated with the com…
US Should Withdraw Tactical Nukes from Europe: Think Tank

US Should Withdraw Tactical Nukes from Europe: Think Tank

— NATO’s tactical nuclear weapons are dangerous relics. Whereas during the Cold War tactical nuclear weapons were believed to help bolster deterrence, today they serve no functional purpose other than to unnecessarily escalate a local crisis—such as in the Baltic states—into a potential strategic c…

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