July 04, 2025 Military Aviation News

World’s most advanced fighter jet’s fuselages now delivered every 30 hours with new tech

07/04/2025

An American defense company has revealed that the world’s most advanced fighter jet’s manufacturing could be easily sped up. Northrop Grumman has employed advanced manufacturing technologies to develop the F-35’s center fuselages. The company manufactures center fuselages for all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter at its Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) in Palmdale, California.

Terma Signs Key Support Agreement with Argentinian MoD and AF for F-16 Modernization

07/04/2025

Terma has signed a support agreement with the Argentinian Ministry of Defense and the Argentinian Air Force, formalizing its role in the modernization and operational preparation of 24 former Royal Danish Air Force F-16 aircraft. The agreement marks a strategic milestone in Argentina’s acquisition program and confirms Terma’s continued role as a trusted supplier of advanced defense technology.

Myanmar Military Fighter Jet Disappears as Resistance Group Claims to Have Downed It

07/04/2025

A Myanmar military fighter jet crashed in a combat zone in the country’s east, according to an anti-military resistance organization that claimed to have shot it down. State-run media reported about the disappearance of an aircraft.

Naval Aviation: Preparing for the Next 50 Years

07/04/2025

Naval aviation is in high demand around the globe today, and I predict it will be for decades to come. With advances in technology across all domains, U.S. carrier strike groups will continue to operate where and when needed. In fact, the aircraft carriers being built today (future USS John F. Kennedy [CVN-79], Enterprise [CVN-80], and Doris Miller [CVN-81]) are designed to serve beyond 2075.

What’s in a name? Fighters, bombers and modern aerial combat

07/04/2025

Aerial combat has evolved from dogfights between high-speed, maneuverable fighters to duels among missile-armed aircraft at long range. In 2015, John Stillion presciently analyzed this transformation. His research demonstrated that victory no longer results from the fastest, most maneuverable fighter destroying an enemy in a dogfight. Instead, air combat today favors larger, less detectable aircraft using networked information to defeat adversaries with long-range missiles.

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