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A less dramatic test of North Korea’s heavy artillery that occured at the same time as the May 4 rocket launch arguably is more important.

If war breaks out, American forces likely will attempt to secure Gulf air space by destroying or suppressing Iran’s air forces. The IRIAF’s 1970s-vintage F-14s could be U.S. forces’ first targets.

The J-20's development began, ahead of schedule, because “then-President Donald Trump had stoked fears of a sudden conflict with Washington.”

Fighters arguably are the least important system for Taiwan's new strategy, although they could play an important role firing anti-ship missiles at Chinese invasion ships.

This fog of fear and uncertainty is the everlasting present.

Across a Field of Starlight is a new graphic novel out next month from Blue Delliquanti, creator of the science fiction webcomic O Human Star. Blue is

In 2007, U.S. agents even seized four intact ex-U.S. Navy F-14s in California—three at museums and one belonging to a producer on the military-themed T.V. show JAG.

The Finnish air force operates some 62 Hornets, 62 F/A-18Cs and seven F/A-18Ds — the latter a two-seat variant — for a total of three squadrons. That is the same type of fighter that touched down onto the Abraham Lincoln.

A North Korean artillery barrage could inflict as many as 250,000 casualties in Seoul alone, RAND reported, citing a U.S. Defense Department estimate.

Russian president Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin would buy scores of Su-57s over the next eight years in 2019.