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The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft was designed to leak JP-7 fuel on the ground. The fuselage panels of the SR-71 were fitted...
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The U.S. Air Force resurrected 2 B-52 Stratofortress bombers from the Boneyard in the Arizona desert. B-52H “Ghost Rider” tail number 61-0007 was resurrected...
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The SR-71 Blackbird holds multiple speed and altitude records that have never been broken. On September 1, 1974, an SR-71 flew from New York...
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A-10 Warthog pilots ran their air conditioning at full blast in -20°F Alaska winters. The reason: “dress to egress.” Pilots wore 3 layers of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most novel aircraft of the Cold War. The reconnaissance jet operated at 85,000+ feet at Mach 3+...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-22 Raptor has struggled with readiness rates throughout its service life, with numbers in recent years particularly troubling. Readiness has been a perennial...
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Turns out the United States Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) isn’t dead after all. Supposedly, the Air Force abandoned the AGM-183A...
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The F-22 Raptor is the only U.S. 5th-generation fighter that cannot be legally exported. U.S. Congress banned F-22 exports in 1998 via the Obey...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Union built the MiG-25 Foxbat to counter U.S. bombers and the SR-71 Blackbird. On paper, it could reach Mach 3.2. The realistic...