Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Lockheed S-3 Viking was the only purpose-built, carrier-based, jet-powered submarine hunter the U.S. Navy ever flew. From 1974 to 2009, 188 of these...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird’s Mach 3 speed, altitude, and modest radar-reduction tempted some to imagine a fighter-bomber variant—outrunning interceptors, dodging...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Seven months after a tense Oval Office meeting, the Trump administration’s stance on Ukraine has flipped. -Vice President JD...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After a day aboard USS Iowa, it’s easy to feel the pull of nostalgia—and the argument that a modernized...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Space Aircraft Carrier? Key Points and Summary – SpaceWERX has tapped Seattle startup Gravitics to develop an “orbital carrier”—a pre-positioned, in-space launch pad that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-15C/D Eagle was the United States Air Force’s pure air-superiority champion for roughly four decades. -Conceived when the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After the A-12’s cancellation, the Navy considered a carrier-ready F-117N “Seahawk”—a navalized F-117A Nighthawk with stronger gear, more wing,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – National Security Journal visited an SR-71 Blackbird at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum outside of Washington, DC....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – General Atomics’ LongShot, funded by DARPA, is an air-launched unmanned vehicle designed to carry and fire existing air-to-air missiles...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The LGM-35A Sentinel, slated to replace Minuteman III, faces soaring costs and delays. -A 2024 review found an 81%...