Inside the Archive #19 | Embraer E-Jet

Getting a closer look at America’s next-gen air superiority fighter In the shadowy world of military aviation, where secrets are currency and superiority is survival, a tantalising glimpse has emerged from the fog. Defence giant Raytheon, the powerhous…

 In this extract from his book, Damien Lay imagines the final moments of the Lady Southern Cross and its pilots Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Tommy Pethybridge as they went down over the Gulf of Martaban in 1935. ‘Charles!’ Tommy screamed, his voice …

The future of VTOL autonomous fighters in the Indo-Pacific In October 2025, US start-up Shield AI unveiled X-BAT, a radical new jet-powered “loyal wingman” drone intended to fly autonomously alongside manned fighters. The company, known for its Hivemin…