How we build our analysis
Every WarTechX analysis begins with structured research and ends with human editorial review. Our process is designed to make complex military and geopolitical subjects accurate, understandable, and visually clear.
- 01Source collectionOfficial releases, budget documents, audit reports, technical material, research papers, and established defense sources are gathered around each topic.
- 02Cross-source verificationImportant claims, figures, dates, and technical specifications are compared across multiple sources before publication.
- 03Technical analysisWe examine capabilities, limitations, operational roles, costs, and the wider strategic context of military systems.
- 04Script developmentResearch is transformed into structured long-form narratives built around how a system works, why it matters, and what changes when it enters the battlefield.
- 05Multilingual adaptationContent can be adapted across languages while preserving technical terminology, context, and meaning.
- 06Human editorial reviewFinal editorial decisions remain human. Sources, wording, visual context, and published claims are reviewed before release.
Featured analysis
Read the full analysis →Why the US Navy handed Boeing its second 6th-gen fighter
Boeing now holds both of America's sixth-generation fighters. What the F/A-XX is for, why the F-47 could not simply go to sea, and the missile gap it is built to close.
- PRIME
- Boeing
- REPLACES
- F/A-18E/F
- BASING
- Aircraft carrier
- ALSO REPLACES
- EA-18G Growler
- CONTRACT
- 29 Sep 2026, $20B+ development
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Featured systems from our database, with key specs and the full breakdown.
● IN DEVELOPMENTF/A-XX
USA- PRIME
- Boeing
- REPLACES
- F/A-18E/F
- BASING
- Aircraft carrier
● IN DEVELOPMENTF-47
USA- PRIME
- Boeing
- REPLACES
- F-22 Raptor
- COMBAT RADIUS
- 1,000+ nmi
● TESTINGB-21 Raider
USA- PRIME
- Northrop Grumman
- FIRST FLIGHT
- Nov 2023
- REPLACES
- B-1B, B-2
● IN SERVICEB-2 Spirit
USA- RANGE
- ~6,000 nmi unrefueled
- CREW
- 2
- IN SERVICE
- Since 1997
● UPGRADEB-52J
USA- ENGINES
- 8 × Rolls-Royce F130
- FIRST FLEW
- 1952 (YB-52 prototype)
- PLANNED TO
- 2050s
● IN SERVICEF-16
USA- TOP SPEED
- Mach 2
- FIRST FLIGHT
- 1974
- ENGINES
- 1
● IN SERVICECH-53K
USA- MAX EXTERNAL LIFT
- 36,000 lb
- ENGINES
- 3 × GE T408
- OPERATOR
- US Marine Corps
● TESTINGCVN-79 Kennedy
USA- DISPLACEMENT
- ~100,000 long tons (full load)
- LAUNCH
- EMALS catapults
- POWER
- Nuclear
Arsenal & Nuclear
Who fields what: the newest weapons of the top militaries, the programs still in development, and the world's nuclear forces.
Top 10 militaries
The newest systems in air, sea, land, missiles and space, five per domain, each linked to its source. United States, Russia and China are live; the rest of the top ten follow.
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Future weapons
8 programs still being built or tested, from sixth-generation fighters to the next ICBM.
See the programs →World nuclear forces
Warheads by country: total inventory, military stockpile and deployed, from SIPRI and FAS estimates.
View the numbers →Latest analysis
All analysis →The B-21 is coming. Why spend $21 billion on the B-52?
Ten of thirteen B-52 modernization programs are behind on cost, schedule or performance. The Air Force is paying for them anyway, while it speeds up the B-21.
USS John F. Kennedy: America's answer to China's missile wall
The Navy is building CVN-79 around a fighter that carries less internally than the Super Hornet beside it. Why the F-35C and the AIM-424 change what a carrier can do.
Japan's $2,500 answer to China's 3,000 missiles
No budget Tokyo can write will match China's missile force. So Japan is importing a cheap interceptor drone forged in Ukraine's war instead.
Conflict tracker
Where the weapons we analyze are being used.Russia–Ukraine
Full-scale war since February 2022. Front lines move slowly while both sides strike energy and industrial targets with drones and missiles.
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WarTechX is evolving into a broader defense media and technology platform, combining research, structured data, interactive tools, and original content to help audiences better understand modern warfare, military technology, and geopolitics.
From in-depth visual analysis to military technology databases and interactive experiences, we are building new ways to explore how modern warfare works.
- 01ResearchSource-led analysis
- 02Structured dataSystems, specs, timelines
- 03Interactive toolsMaps, trackers, explorers
- 04Original mediaLong-form visual analysis
About WarTechX
WarTechX is an independent defense media and technology platform focused on modern warfare, military systems, and geopolitics.
We examine how military systems work, how they are used, what they cost, where their limitations lie, and how technology shapes strategy and the modern battlefield.
On YouTube, WarTech Explained, a WarTechX channel (@WarTechX), turns complex defense and geopolitical subjects into research-driven visual analysis. Our focus is not breaking news, but understanding the systems, decisions, and technologies behind the headlines.
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