US Navy’s New AIM-424 Malice: Countering China’s Growing Airpower

Commentary With its revealed range in “excess of 250 nautical miles” (287 miles), the U.S. Navy’s new long-range air-to-air missile (AAM) constitutes a major upgrade in the ability of the United States to arrest China’s quest for superior air power in Asia. On May 7, 2025, Chinese air combat technology gave Pakistan a historic, beyond-visual-range […]