Daily Archives: Mar 17, 2026

Charles Mitchell

9 Secrets Behind the F-22’s Stealth Showdown With Iranian F-4s

“You really oughta go home.” With those six words, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot ended a tense mid-air encounter that could have spiralled into an international incident. In 2013, the stealth fighter slipped beneath an Iranian F-4 Phantom undetected, inspected its weapons load, and then pulled up...
Charles Mitchell

9 Delays Holding Back China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber

Will China's next-generation stealth bomber truly threaten U.S. bases across the Pacific-or is it still years away from operational reality? Despite bold claims from Beijing, the H-20 program has repeatedly missed rumored debut dates, with credible timelines now slipping well into the 2030s. For defense watchers, the gap between...
Charles Mitchell

9 Strategic Weak Points Threatening Russia’s Sukhoi Fighter Production

Can a nation's most advanced fighter jets be crippled without ever striking the assembly line? A new wave of intelligence and defense analysis suggests that Russia's Sukhoi combat aircraft-long touted as symbols of Moscow's military might-are far more vulnerable than their battlefield presence would suggest. Despite wartime increases in...