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Company declares itself on track to deliver preliminary design for January review.

The F-22 is faster than the F-35 – MACH 2.2 versus MACH 1.6 for the Lightning II. The F-22 is 30 percent heavier, but it may be more maneuverable due to its Pratt & Whitney F119 engines providing more thrust (70,000 pounds) than the single Pratt & Whitney F-135 engine on the F-35.

The Ryan X-13 Vertijet was small and weighed only 7,200 pounds. It would win no speed records, as this aircraft could only do 350 miles per hour. A Rolls Royse Avon engine gave it 10,000 pounds of thrust with a short ceiling of 20,000 feet.

Call it a military aid with benefits, but the US has found a shrewd way to support Ukraine while simultaneously giving its defense industry a hearty pat on the back.

Elephant walks are more closely associated with the Air Force. But the USMC’s VMAT 501 conducted the impressive 20 F-35B elephant walk.

Planes like the F-22, F-35, B-21, and B-2 bombers ensure the U.S. Air Force and Navy are simply the best on Planet Earth. 

The J-20 is faster than the F-35 but the Lightning II has a lower radar cross-section. The J-20 does not have a cannon, which could mean that designers did not envision it as a dogfighting machine.

Here’s how these fighters would likely perform, ranked from worst to first.

The fly-off that everyone's been waiting for is over. Wait, what?

The F-22 Raptor is the most expensive fighter ever built, and we would be disappointed if it couldn't have conducted such an operation.