Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the first U.S. aircraft designed around radar — a night fighter that could find...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The M551 Sheridan was one of the U.S. Army’s most ambitious tanks: light enough to parachute onto a battlefield, able to swim rivers, and...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: In 1983, the USS Enterprise — the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier — was returning from a Pacific deployment when it...
Dollars and Sense
The U.S. Navy plans to fire Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet by 2027. Built by former SpaceX engineers, Blackbeard is...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Eurofighter Typhoon is often positioned as a comparatively lower-cost alternative to the F-35 Lightning II. Despite lacking comparable stealth systems, the Eurofighter is...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-16V is the most advanced fighter Taiwan currently fields, equipped with the AN/APG-83 AESA radar, the Viper Shield electronic...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Dassault Rafale F5 is the most recent iteration of the Rafale, which is currently under development. It gives the aircraft’s avionics a thorough...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
During the 1970s, NASA wanted to conduct supersonic flight tests using the SR-71 Blackbird, but the aircraft’s existence was still classified and the Air...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird intentionally leaked JP-7 fuel onto the ground. The airframe was designed to seal its own fuel tanks only when hot...