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Paris particularly prizes maintaining an independent domestic arms industry and has never seriously considered purchasing F-35s.

National Interest’s Dave Majumdar has written an  excellent analysis of how the two aircraft would fare in aerial clash. He concluded that regardless of their differences, the two aircraft were more or less closely matched. As a result, supporting assets and pilot skill are more likely to determine the outcomes of an engagement between the two rather than any technological gap. Here, I’d like to break down the strengths and weaknesses of the two aircraft, and how those will inform their ability to perform various mission. Sensors and Stealth The Su-35S has a powerful Irbis-E passive el...

The New F-15EX Flies For The First Time Ahead Of The First Deliveries Later This Year The New F-15EX Flies For The First Time Ahead Of The First Deliveries Later This Year The F-15EX AF 20-0001 photographed immediately after the  landing gear retraction during the takeoff. (Photo: @vikingaeroimages) The new advanced F-15EX Eagles will replace the older F-15Cs that have long surpassed their expected service-life estimates. The first new F-15EX built for the U.S. Air Force took the skies for the first time today from Boeing’s plant at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. The aircraft,...

Should America Make Use of Israel's Iron Dome Defense System? Missile-defense systems are notoriously difficult to get right. So how has Israel done it? The answer: mathematics, and a lot of trial and error. Here's What You Need To Remember: No other existing air-defense system can claim the over one-thousands intercepts achieved by the Iron Dome. It just works. In January 2019, defense media reported that the U.S. Army plans to request funding from Congress to procure two advanced Iron Dome air-defense batteries from the Israeli firm Rafael. The $373 million deal would compromise 240 Tamir ...

Considering all the problems with the plane, was it worth all that money?