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Air Power
Fifth-generation fighters, strike aircraft, strategic bombers, air defence systems, unmanned aviation, and the contested airspace picture across theatres.
America's 11-Year Missile Gap: The PL-17 vs the AIM-260
China's PL-17 air-to-air missile has been operational since 2022. America's answer, the AIM-260, still isn't fielded — and was cleared for export before the USAF could use it. An operator's read of the Pacific air-superiority gap.
F-22 vs J-20: America's 187-Plane Problem
The F-22 Raptor is still the best air-superiority fighter ever built. It wins the one-on-one duel with China's J-20 and loses the theatre anyway. An intelligence read of why the better aircraft is the worse strategic position.
F-35A vs Su-57: A Comparative Assessment of Fifth-Generation Air Superiority
Military intelligence assessment comparing the F-35A Lightning II to Russia's Su-57 Felon. Stealth, sensors, combat record, and production — which fifth-gen fighter wins?
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