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Key Points and Summary – The F-47 NGAD is pitched as a true leap: a long-range, Mach-2-plus stealth “quarterback” that commands swarms of Collaborative Combat Aircraft for sensing, jamming, decoy and strike.

-A next-gen “Stealth++” design promises far lower observability than fifth-gen jets, while emerging ceramic radar-absorbent coatings aim to survive heat, rain and abrasion at high speed.

Shown is a graphical artist rendering of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform. The rendering highlights the Air Force’s sixth generation fighter, the F-47.

Key Points and Summary – USS Gerald R. Ford’s Caribbean patrol is more than counternarcotics theater; it signals a hemispheric-first grand strategy.

-Trump’s team is refortifying the Americas—using carrier presence, tariffs on Canada, and tougher rules for Mexico—to build a “continental fortress” that underwrites Indo-Pacific competition with China.

The U.S. Navy Gerald R. Ford–class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S.

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Key Points and Summary – The F-16XL—an F-16 stretched with a distinctive cranked-arrow wing—entered a USAF strike-fighter competition to replace the F-111, but the service picked the F-15E in 1984 after tests and wargames.

-With budgets shifting to the F-15E, F-117, and ATF, XL development ended in 1985.

F-16XL Fighter from NASA. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

F-16XL Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

A bunch of Marines in the California desert, about halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Nevada, spent the summer training with a new camouflage pattern.
Or did they?
Based on the above photo, it’s probably hard to tell, but eight Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, donned new camouflage suits that resemble a traditional Ghillie suit worn by snipers but feature a pattern made by CONCAMO.

Key Points and Summary – The Air Force will pare back F-35 purchases through 2028, citing Block 4 upgrade and TR-3 computing delays, and will re-accelerate once “most relevant” jets are available.

-GAO now pegs full Block 4 to 2031. The service still targets 1,763 F-35As but is prioritizing sixth-gen F-47 NGAD development and Collaborative Combat Aircraft, while upgrading legacy fleets.

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Key Points and Summary – Born to counter the F-15, Russia’s Su-27 became the template for a family of agile, long-range fighters—and it still flies despite sanctions.

-Ukraine now mates Western decoys like the ADM-160 MALD to its Su-27s, while Oryx counts far heavier Ukrainian Flanker losses than Russia’s.

Su-27 Flanker Up Close. Image Credit: National Security Journal Taken on July 19, 2025.

Russian Su-27 Flanker from USAF Museum. Image Credit: National Security Journal.

Su-27 Flanker Fighter from Russia. Image Credit: National Security Journal.

Su-27 Flanker from U.S.

GlobalData aerospace and defence analyst James Marques has provided insight into TNT demands in the United States.

Key Points and Summary – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russia is preparing for a “big war” by 2029, citing record military outlays and an expanding defense base.

-He urges tighter sanctions and starving Moscow of energy revenue as the EU pursues a full ban on Russian fossil fuels by January 2027 and the U.S. targets Rosneft and Lukoil.

Russian T-90M Tank in Ukraine War. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

-Yet Europe may struggle to scale in time: a Kiel Institute report flags production bottlenecks, fragmented rearmament, and risky reliance on U.S. guarantees.

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s proposed MiG-41 (PAK DP) promises Mach-4+ speed, lasers, and near-space flight—but remains artwork, not airframe.

Five hurdles loom: first, technologies like airborne lasers and anti-satellite altitude ops aren’t mature in Russia.

MiG-41 Fighter. Image Credit: Artist Rendition/Creative Commons.

MiG-41. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

-Second, years of sanctions choke microelectronics and supply chains.

-Third, no viable engine exists to push a fighter to sustained Mach-4/5.