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The Bin Laden Raid Could Transform Asia's 21st Century Arms Race

How a split-second stall in a top-secret chopper could lead to a new-and-improved Chinese stealth fighter and greatly alter the international arms race--in four easy steps.READ»

China's Stealth Fighter Flies, But Does It Work By Ripping Off U.S. Tech?

China's now test-flying its new J-20 stealth fighter, coincidental with a visit to the nation by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. But exactly how does the Chinese aircraft stealth tech work?READ»

East Chases West: China's Stealth Fighter, Japan's Own GPS

China's reported to have finalized its own stealth fighter prototype, tested in taxi runs last week. Simultaneously, Japan is rumored to be mulling its own GPS solution, to mitigate over-reliance on American tech. This is East meets West, technology style.READ»

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F-22 Fighter Gets the Axe

President Barack Obama won an important victory late yesterday afternoon when the Senate voted to halt production of the Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter jet (seen below). Nearly two billion dollars had been earmarked for the ...READ»