F-35 Cost Crisis: US$536 Billion Bill Reshapes Global Airpower
The F-35 acquisition programme has surged to US$536.2 billion as advanced radar, engine, cooling and software requirements transform the Pentagon’s largest fighter project.
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AIM-424 Malice: US Navy’s New Missile Targets China’s Carrier-Killer Aircraft
The US Navy’s AIM-424 Malice could transform carrier defence by allowing F-35C and F/A-18E/F fighters to engage Chinese long-range strike aircraft before they launch anti-ship missiles…
US Navy Delays SSN(X) to 2040, Opening Submarine Gap With China
The US Navy’s decision to delay SSN(X) procurement until 2040 creates a potentially critical undersea warfare gap as Seawolf numbers decline, Virginia-class production struggles and China…
US Navy Submarine Crisis Deepens as USS San Juan Retirement Widens Virginia-Class Gap…
USS San Juan’s retirement marks the first loss from the Improved Los Angeles-class fleet, exposing a widening US Navy attack-submarine shortfall as delayed Virginia deliveries, shipyard…
US Navy’s US$275 Billion Trump-Class Battleship Gamble Could Reshape Pacific…
America’s proposed Trump-class guided-missile battleship could become the US Navy’s most powerful surface combatant, combining nuclear endurance, hypersonic weapons and 128 Mk 41 launch…