May 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At 11,400 MPH, NASA’s X-43D Could Have Crossed the Atlantic in 18 Minutes — 20 Years After Cancellation, It Still Has Never Flown

NASA’s X-43D was designed to fly at Mach 15 — roughly 11,400 miles per hour, fast enough to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 18...

Isaac SeitzMay 8, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Engines Suffered an ‘Unstart’ at 83,000 Feet — and the Aircraft Began Falling Sideways

In 1984, an SR-71 Blackbird flying at 83,000 feet over the Soviet Kola Peninsula lost both Pratt & Whitney J58 engines simultaneously — and...

Kris OsbornMay 8, 2026

Boeing's 2707 supersonic transport was designed to fly at Mach 2.7 — 2,071 miles per hour — carrying up to 277 passengers, more than triple the capacity of the Anglo-French Concorde. Powered by four General Electric GE4 turbojets, the largest straight turbojet engines ever built, two prototypes were under construction in Seattle when Congress killed the program in 1971 by a single Senate vote. Boeing laid off more than 60,000 workers, pivoted to the subsonic 747, and 55 years later no American supersonic airliner has ever entered service.

Dollars and Sense

At 2,071 MPH, Boeing’s 2707 Was Faster and Bigger Than Concorde — Congress Killed It in 1971 by 1 Vote and No American SST Has Flown Since

Boeing’s 2707 supersonic transport was designed to fly at Mach 2.7 — 2,071 miles per hour — carrying up to 277 passengers, more than...

Steve BalestrieriMay 8, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

On July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal Burned for 17 Hours — 134 Sailors Died and John McCain Was Almost One of Them

At 10:50 a.m. on July 29, 1967, a Zuni rocket misfired in its launcher aboard the USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin, igniting...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 8, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 2.1 and $9 Million, the F-20 Tigershark Cost a Quarter of an F-14 — 40 Years Later, the U.S. Has Never Built Anything Like It

In 1983, Northrop unveiled a Mach 2.1 fighter that cost $9 million — one quarter the price of an F-14 Tomcat — built on...

Steve BalestrieriMay 8, 2026

The Treaty

‘The Market Hasn’t Seen the Full Impact’: The Iran War Could Create a Historic Oil Crisis

Three U.S. destroyers came under Iranian missile, drone, and small-craft attack Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz — day 69 of a war the...

Reuben JohnsonMay 8, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 3, the XB-70 Valkyrie “Lost Pieces Bigger Than the YF-12” — One Test Pilot’s Bar Comeback That Became Aviation Legend

In the mid-1960s, Lockheed’s Mach 3 YF-12 and North American Aviation’s Mach 3 XB-70 Valkyrie were both flying test missions out of Edwards Air...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 8, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 1963, a B-58 Hustler Flew From Tokyo to London in 8 Hours and 35 Minutes — Averaging 938 MPH the Whole Way

Convair built 116 B-58 Hustlers — the first U.S. operational supersonic bomber, capable of Mach 2 on four General Electric J79 afterburning turbojets. The...

Christian OrrMay 8, 2026

Dollars and Sense

The Strait of Hormuz Just Stopped 20% of the World’s Oil — but the Strait of Malacca Could Stop One-Third of Global GDP

Iran has functionally closed the Strait of Hormuz during Operation Epic Fury, halting roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply and triggering an immediate...

Harrison KassMay 8, 2026

National Security Journal

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At 11,400 MPH, NASA’s X-43D Could Have Crossed the Atlantic in 18 Minutes — 20 Years After Cancellation, It Still Has Never Flown

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Engines Suffered an ‘Unstart’ at 83,000 Feet — and the Aircraft Began Falling Sideways

Dollars and Sense

At 2,071 MPH, Boeing’s 2707 Was Faster and Bigger Than Concorde — Congress Killed It in 1971 by 1 Vote and No American SST Has Flown Since

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

On July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal Burned for 17 Hours — 134 Sailors Died and John McCain Was Almost One of Them

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 2.1 and $9 Million, the F-20 Tigershark Cost a Quarter of an F-14 — 40 Years Later, the U.S. Has Never Built Anything Like It

The Treaty

‘The Market Hasn’t Seen the Full Impact’: The Iran War Could Create a Historic Oil Crisis

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 3, the XB-70 Valkyrie “Lost Pieces Bigger Than the YF-12” — One Test Pilot’s Bar Comeback That Became Aviation Legend

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 1963, a B-58 Hustler Flew From Tokyo to London in 8 Hours and 35 Minutes — Averaging 938 MPH the Whole Way

Dollars and Sense

The Strait of Hormuz Just Stopped 20% of the World’s Oil — but the Strait of Malacca Could Stop One-Third of Global GDP

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