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How Fast Could China Take Over Taiwan? If Occupied by China, Could Taiwan Be Liberated?
With tensions potentially higher than they have been in years, and Chinese weapons, planes and warships conducting war drills encircling Taiwan, the possibility of a Chinese-US confrontation may now look more realistic.
Could Sending F-35s & F-22s to the Pacific Avert War with China?
China's small number of J-20s can only launch from land-runways and its carrier-launched J-31 is just arriving. The US Air Force has more than 300 F-35s.
Software Will Likely Decide Who “Wins the Next War”
Software upgrades, increasingly able to increase performance, security and precision without needing to completely rebuild new hardware configurations, continues to explode with success across DoD
Russia's Massive Fighter Aircraft Advantage Over Ukraine a Relative Non-Factor
Ukraine operates only 69 fighter jets and Russia has 772 fighter aircraft, an imbalance of sizable proportions.
Navy May Expand Fire Scout Drone Missions into More Amphibious Operations, Sub-Hunting
The Navy and its industry partners are sharpening focus on its larger, more-capable successor ... the MQ-8C Fire Scout variant.
Ayman al-Zawahiri Drone Strike
Budgets for large drones such as the Reaper and Global Hawk have been the subject of debate, yet their value is clearly understood
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Is China's Stealthy J-20 Superior to the F-35?
A Chinese paper claims its 5th-generation J-20 aircraft is superior to the F-35
US-China Tensions Intensify in The Pacific
US-Chinese tensions in the Pacific continue to intensify, and several recent events have led Pentagon leaders to express an unmistakable sense of danger.
Japan's New Defense of Japan 2022 Paper Calls for Massive Military Build up to Counter China
Japan’s recently published Defense of Japan 2022 booklet outlines a series of critical time sensitive initiatives specifically increasing the ability of its Self Defense forces to deter China.
The Hellfire-Armed Reaper Drone Has Performed Spectacularly in Combat, but Questions Remain
Modern Reapers can now fire the AIM-9X air-to-air missile as well as the AGM-114 Hellfire, 500-pound laser guided GBU-12 Paveway II and GPS-guided air-dropped bombs.
The Top 10 Fighter Jets in the World
Top 10 Fighter Jets include the F-35, F-22, J-20, Su-57 and the F/A-18.
Pentagon Revs Up Small Business Innovation to Counter China, Russia
The Pentagon is taking a number of ambitious steps to include reforming the traditional acquisition process to “fast-track” promising technologies into operational status, providing large R&D budgets for continued basic and near term research.
Air War in 2050: Air Force Research Lab Explores AI Breakthroughs for Future War
A Warrior Maven exclusive interview with US Air Force Maj. Gen. & Commander of the Air Force Research Lab, Heather Pringle
Japan Launches F-35B From Destroyer - to Neutralize China's Fleet of J-20 & J-31 Fighter Jets
Japan’s massive, multi-billion dollar F-35 buy has made headlines for months, as it represents decisive move to rival if not fully outmatch China’s 5th-generation aircraft.
UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Achieves Pilotless Flight
The Black Hawk performed a 30-min mission including pedal turns, maneuvers and various autonomous adaptations to specific mission environments.
WarTech: How the Air Force Research Lab Delivers Innovation to Warfighters
"WarTech is a partnership with our number one customer which is the warfighter." - Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, Commanding General, Air Force Research Laboratory
Massive Ambition: Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle
The Marine Corps’ new Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle could potentially support amphibious land attack, launch attack drones and possibly even fire lasers.
Pentagon Pursues Cutting Edge Tech to Stop Hypersonic Missiles
The Space Development Agency is accelerating its plan to launch 28 new satellites by 2025 through its $1.3 billion Tranche 1 Tracking Layer missile warning program
The Marine Corps new Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle to Likely Launch Attack Drones, Fire Lasers & Hunt Enemies From Ship-to-Shore
The service is now evaluating two industry ARV prototypes from Textron and General Dynamics Land Systems
Unless We Have Walked the Shoes of a Giant
Sevicemembers must be able to obtain gainful employment when transitioning out of the military and Family Members must be able to get jobs as they move to different location.
Air War in 2050 - Air Force Research Lab Commander on Artificial Intelligence
The Commanding General of the Air Force Research Lab is thinking about AI as something which could do more real-time learning and help analyze more subjective phenomena unique to human cognition.