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Is This What the Pentagon's 'Third Offset' Has Been Missing All Along?

Is This What the Pentagon's 'Third Offset' Has Been Missing All Along?

By Robert Farley
Have changes to the U.S. industrial and technological sector posed new challenges for defense procurement?

Why the F-35 Is Particularly Ill-Suited to Succeed in the Asia-Pacific

Why the F-35 Is Particularly Ill-Suited to Succeed in the Asia-Pacific

By Ankit Panda
The Asia-Pacific's expansive geography leaves short-range tactical fighters ill-suited for success and versatility.

Can Fiction Predict the Future of Warfare?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Perhaps, but more importantly it tells us about how we want the future of war to look like.

Book Review: Ghost Fleet and the Future of Great Power War

Book Review: Ghost Fleet and the Future of Great Power War

By Gary Bearden
Peter W. Singer and August Cole shine in Ghost Fleet.

China's Air Force Conducts Exercise Between Taiwan and the Philippines

China's Air Force Conducts Exercise Between Taiwan and the Philippines

By Ankit Panda
The People's Liberation Army Air Force carried out a one-day exercise over the Bashi Channel.

Pakistan and China May Finally Have a JF-17 Buyer

Pakistan and China May Finally Have a JF-17 Buyer

By Ankit Panda
The Bulgarian Air Force may purchase 16 JF-17s from Pakistan.

What Air Power Can and Cannot Accomplish

What Air Power Can and Cannot Accomplish

By James R. Holmes
The war against ISIS can't be won from the air, but air forces can keep IS from winning.
In Iraq, Beware of Destruction Without Control

In Iraq, Beware of Destruction Without Control

By James R. Holmes
So long as man lives on land, there's only so much air power can accomplish.

Does China Care About Air Power?

Does China Care About Air Power?

By Ankit Panda
The PLA has always been a ground force-centric military. Is that changing?

Time: Air Power’s Great Nemesis

Time: Air Power’s Great Nemesis

By James R. Holmes
Cumulative strategic bombing campaigns are rarely strategically decisive in themselves.

Why Do Fighter Aircraft Cost So Much?

Why Do Fighter Aircraft Cost So Much?

By Robert Farley
Are there good reasons for fighters being as pricey as they are?
The Sukhoi-30 MKI: India's Two-Front War Ace?

The Sukhoi-30 MKI: India's Two-Front War Ace?

By Ankit Panda
The Sukhoi-30 MKI could be the Indian Air Force's ace up its sleeve as a "swing force" fighter in a two-front war.

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