The United Kingdom is Rebuilding the Digital Brain of Its Air Power
E-7 Wedgetail, ECRS Mk2, NEXUS, and GCAP: London is investing in sensors and networks designed to multiply the effectiveness of its fighters. Executive Summary The […]
Rafale, A400M, and Phénix: France Muscles Up Its Strategic Power Projection
A400M, Rafale, and A330 MRTT: France is consolidating an air force capable of shifting rapidly between Europe, its overseas territories, and the Indo-Pacific. In Summary […]
F-16 Block 70/72 Resumes Deliveries After Technical Redesign
Lockheed Martin restarts F-16 deliveries following a redesign and new flight testing, while global demand continues to keep the production line under pressure. Executive Summary […]
A3-001 : Saab Unveils Its Future Stealth Combat Drone
Saab unveils the A3-001, a stealthy and supersonic combat drone designed to operate alongside the Gripen in highly contested airspace. Executive Summary On August 21 […]
Gripen: An Engine Changed in One Hour by Five Conscripts
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen can be refueled and rearmed in a matter of minutes. Its engine can be replaced in the field in less […]
Global Air Rearmament Hits a Wall in Its Industrial Supply Chains
Missiles, AESA radars, and advanced engines: global rearmament is exposing industrial capacities too narrow to meet demand. Executive Summary Global rearmament is now colliding less […]
The Su-57D Becomes Russia’s Laboratory for Future Air Combat
Russia is testing the two-seater Su-57D to command drones and prepare for 6th-generation air combat, despite the war and sanctions. Summary The Su-57D marks a […]
FCAS: France Turns to India Following the NGF Breakdown
Following the collapse of the Franco-German NGF, Paris is exploring a FCAS partnership with India. Technology, budgets, sovereignty, and the role of drones: what is […]
The F-35 Is Becoming the Air Standard of NATO’s Northern Flank
From Denmark to Canada, the F-35 is structuring NATO’s northern air defense, at the cost of growing American dependence and expensive MRO. Executive Summary The […]
U.S. CCAs Promise More Mass, but Their Cost Threatens the Concept
With the FQ-42A and FQ-44A, the USAF aims to build affordable combat mass. Yet stealth, autonomy, and survivability are already threatening the cost equation. Executive […]