Daily Archives: Jul 4, 2026

James Thompson

9 What Russia’s Spy Ship Near Hawaii Reveals

"We see you. We know what you're doing." Those words from U.K. Defence Secretary John Healey, addressed squarely at Moscow, encapsulate the tense reality of modern maritime intelligence operations. In late October, that reality edged closer to U.S. shores when the Coast Guard tracked a Russian Vishnya-class intelligence vessel...
James Thompson

9 Ways China’s Stealth Jet Push Threatens U.S. Air Power

China's stealth fighter expansion is no longer a distant concern-it's unfolding in real-time. In less than a decade, Beijing has gone from lagging in carrier-capable stealth aviation to fielding multiple next-generation prototypes, raising urgent questions in Washington over the future of air dominance in the Indo-Pacific. The debut of the...
James Thompson

9 New F-35 and F-22 Upgrades Changing Air Combat

The era of building an entirely new fighter for every generational leap may be ending. Lockheed Martin is gambling that injecting sixth‑generation capability into existing fifth‑generation platforms can deliver near‑peer dominance at a fraction of the cost and time. What the company calls its "Ferrari F‑35" vision would achieve...