The National Interest

Just when long-time North Korea watchers thought they had seen it all, Pyongyang managed to surprise them.

Summary: The U.S. Air Force once considered developing a bomber variant of the F-22 Raptor, known as the FB-22, in the early 2000s.

Shortly after 5:00 p.m. Thursday, a New York jury brought the country to an unprecedented brink by finding Donald Trump guilty of financial fraud, making the former president a convicted felon for now (unless or until the conviction is overturned on appeal) and making the current presidential election a referendum, he now hopes, not just on his record against Joe Biden’s but the entire political system.

Summary: The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite delays and high costs, are crucial for maintaining U.S. maritime security.

Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century, a book by Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (USMC, Ret.) and published by the Naval Institute Press.

Summary: The United States is developing the sixth-generation fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, set to be the most technologically advanced and potentially the most expensive fighter jet ever.

Summary: The longest commercial flight today is from New York's JFK to Singapore Changi, covering 9,526 miles in about 18 hours and 40 minutes. However, U.S. Air Force pilots often surpass this, as demonstrated by two B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale AFB that recently flew 30 hours to Diego Garcia. This Bomber Task Force deployment aims to enhance readiness and demonstrate rapid global response capabilities. Diego Garcia, a strategic U.S. military hub since the 1970s, enables operations across the Indo-Pacific. Читать дальше...

Summary: The Project-685 K-278 Komsomolets, known as the Mike-class by NATO, was an advanced Soviet submarine designed with a titanium hull for deeper, faster, and quieter operation.

Summary: The United States and China are racing to develop sixth-generation warplanes, signaling intense military rivalry in a multipolar world. China unveiled a mockup of its sixth-generation fighter in 2021, aiming for deployment by 2035, while the U.S. targets 2030 for its "Next-Generation Air Dominance" (NGAD) platform.

Summary: The U.S. Navy's A-12 Avenger, a stealth bomber concept developed in the late 1980s, aimed to provide deep strike capabilities from aircraft carriers.