Japan, India, and Australia’s converging interests would be fortified by a Japan-ASEAN-Australia-India economic corridor championed by the United States.
Despite the high cost per aircraft, US allies and partners continue to choose the F-35 Lightning II due to its unparalleled capabilities.
The United States must do more than prop up Argentina’s flagging peso. It must encourage foreign direct investment.
Transatlantic nuclear relations between the United States and the European Union provide further avenues for expanding ties.
Can President Sandu end a frozen conflict with Russia-backed Transnistria and pull her country closer to the EU?
ACM training is not about memorizing a catalog of maneuvers, but ingraining a mindset within the pilot: managing chaos, anticipating geometry, and making split-second decisions under high-G pressure.
Recent air exercises at a Marine Corps base in Iwakuni, Japan, resulted in noise complaints from irate Japanese citizens—and even calls from government officials to end future training there.
The Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts.
The retirement of Spain’s Harrier jets without an alternative puts Madrid in an unusual situation: by the mid-2030s, it may have an aircraft carrier without any fixed-wing aircraft to operate.
If Washington wants to preserve air superiority in an era of ubiquitous sensors and long-range fires, it should stop treating a single platform as a silver bullet.
The older Prince of Wales was sunk by Japanese aircraft in December 1941. In the modern age, it faces a new enemy: looters intent on plundering its valuable low-background steel.
The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.