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MiG-35 Fulcrum-F vs. Stealth F-35 Lightning II: Which fighter wins?

On paper, a MiG-35 against an F-35 sounds like a fair fight, and in one narrow sense it is: dragged into a close-in knife ...
Combat Aviator on MSN

F-35 agile combat employment: Survival in the Pacific

The Pacific theater is one of the most demanding operational environments on the planet. Vast ocean distances, limited infrastructure on scattered island chains, and an adversary investing heavily in ...
Flightglobal

US Navy begins developing new fighter tactics incorporating Collaborative Combat Aircraft

The US Navy has digitally integrated autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters inside the Joint Simulation Environment, as the service begins a fleet ...
Defense One

F-35, F-15 may take A-10’s combat-search-and-rescue role: USAF chief

F-15 Eagles and F-35 Lightning II fighters may take on future combat search and rescue missions, as the Air Force aims to retire the last A-10 Thunderbolt IIs by 2030, service officials told lawmakers ...
The Washington Post

Why the F-35 fighter is a vital U.S. asset in this menacing era

A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter at an air show in Bangalore, India, in 2023. (Aijaz Rahi/AP) The U.S. military’s senior echelons think constantly about a no-longer-unthinkable subject: being prepared to ...