The Air Force’s—and NASA’s—motivation behind the X-44 Manta project, starting in 1999, was to test the feasibility of full yaw, pitch and roll authority without tailplanes (horizontal or vertical), ...
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s 2015 sale of 24 Su-35 fighters to China was more than optics—it was “fighter plane diplomacy” with lasting military effects. -Beijing gained exposure to the AL-41F1S ...