Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird was a “fantastic” aircraft, but its origins lie in the even faster, single-seat CIA A-12 “Oxcart.”...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – European nations and Canada are “pushing away” from the F-35, motivated by a desire for “strategic autonomy” and political...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – An internal Air Force memo from the outgoing commander of Global Strike Command, Gen. Thomas Bussiere, recommends the B-21...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A B-52H bomber, callsign “Torch52,” was recently photographed by an aviation spotter over California carrying a “mysterious payload” that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing has begun building the F-47, the Air Force’s sixth-generation air-superiority jet and NGAD winner, with a first flight...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard in 1943—daylight raids...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – U.S. Air Force leaders briefed Congress on a 10-year fighter recapitalization to escape a readiness “doom loop” created by...