The Lowdown Newsletter
Key Insights into Defense and AviationAn Afterburn Network Publication
Connect
Mar 15, 2026
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5 min read
Why the Strait of Hormuz is the hardest problem in this war
Iran
Mar 11, 2026
8 min read
A Brief Timeline of Iran over 80 years
+3
Feb 27, 2026
Why the F-16 is still crucial
NGAD
Jan 24, 2026
🔺 Threat of the Day: Su-35, Second Round of Chinese Barges, Interim Air Force 1
Surface to Air Missile
Jan 16, 2026
7 min read
🔺 Threat of Day: DF-41 ICBM, Chinese Spy Sentenced, New Electronic Warfare Squadron at Nellis, CENTCOM hammers ISIS
Dec 13, 2025
Congress halts A-10 retirements, the F-35 takes on SEAD in Iran, and the B-2 “Spirit of Georgia” returns to the sky
Su-75
+5
Nov 24, 2025
Defense and Aviation Insights
Russia
Nov 15, 2025
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B-21
Nov 8, 2025
9 min read
Stories from the Cockpit & Beyond