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Key Points and Summary – This analysis provides a head-to-head comparison of the U.S. F-35A and China’s J-20 stealth fighters.
-The F-35 holds the advantage in overall stealth, superior sensor fusion, and networked warfare capabilities, likely making it the victor in a close-range dogfight.
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft flies during the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 28, 2025.
The United States is deploying ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in the latest surge of military power in the Caribbean over the last month.
The U.S. military has sent several Navy ships to the region, but the F-35s are the first land-based strike aircraft deployed specifically to operate in the theater.
The move, first reported by Reuters, comes amid a buildup of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean in what Pentagon officials have called anti-drug trafficking operations. That operation led to the U.S. bombing a boat in the Caribbean that the U.S.
As the Defense Department moves to buy and integrate software at a faster pace, the military services now have access to a tool that allows warfighters to manage and deploy mission-specific software in an instant.
Developed by Colorado-based startup Defense Unicorns, the Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS) Registry is a centralized repository that stores, verifies and distributes critical software for military operations.
The Trump administration should expand the United States’ weapons arsenal, international partnerships and signaling to counter China’s rising influence globally and deter the People’s Liberation Army as its 2027 deadline for being ready to invade Taiwan approaches, U.S. analysts and a lawmaker said this week.
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted one of his nation’s largest-ever military parades on Wednesday in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, to commemorate 80 years since Imperial Japan’s surrender in World War II.
President Donald Trump has tapped Rear Adm. Heidi Berg to command U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, Navy Space Command and 10th Fleet, the Pentagon announced Friday.
If her nomination is confirmed by the Senate, she’ll also pin on a third star.
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command is the Navy’s component command to U.S. Cyber Command and is responsible for Navy information network operations and offensive and defensive cyberspace ops.
Navy Space Command is charged with planning, integrating, coordinating and conducting “full-spectrum” operations for U.S. Space Command, according to the Navy.
Key Points and Summary – A stunning new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that 100% of the F-35 fighter jets delivered by Lockheed Martin in 2024 were late.
-The 110 aircraft were delayed by an average of 238 days, a massive jump from 2023.
-The GAO identifies the troubled Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware upgrade as the primary cause.
Key Points and Summary – This week, Iran’s new top military commander, Major General Ali Abdollahi, claimed his forces are stronger than ever.
-This is likely propaganda that defies reality, noting Abdollahi himself replaced two predecessors killed in recent Israeli strikes.
-Despite the boasts, Iran’s air defenses have been degraded, relying on old equipment to replace destroyed systems.
-While Tehran touts its missile program, it lacks intercontinental range and faces imminent, crippling “snapback” sanctions.
Key Points and Summary – The future of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter remains in limbo after the Trump administration froze the program, favoring the Air Force’s new F-47.
-The Navy insists the F/A-XX is critical for its aircraft carriers to maintain air superiority.
-New artwork from competitor Boeing shows its F/A-XX design closely resembles its winning F-47, sparking debate over whether one company could build both jets.
Navy SEALs infiltrated North Korea in 2019 in a mission that fell apart, according to a story published in the New York Times Friday. The investigation outlined extensive and massive planning that went into a secret move to plant a listening device inside North Korea and how the operation fell apart when SEALs came across a boat of civilians.
The New York Times said it spoke with two dozen people familiar with the classified operation, and held back several details that its reporters felt would harm security or future operations if disclosed.
President Donald Trump has nominated Army Lt. Gen. Michele Bredenkamp to lead the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon announced Friday.
NGA is both a principal member of the U.S. intelligence community and a Pentagon combat support agency. Its personnel supply the military, IC and first responders with data and intel to address their analytical and operational needs.
Bredenkamp currently serves at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as the director’s advisor for military affairs — a position she has held since January 2024.