Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B Lancer was supposed to “go gentle into that good night,” but the Bone keeps refusing to retire....
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born in the 1970s, the F-16 should be aging out. Instead, a sweeping Service Life Extension Program and F-35–grade...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird was a titanium Mach 3 icon that could outrun missiles and deliver razor-sharp imagery from 85,000...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Brent M. Eastwood argues the B-1B Lancer still has a role, even as the Air Force eyes retirement...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was a “technical marvel” of the 1950s—a Mach 3, 70,000-foot nuclear bomber designed to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Six decades on, the B-52H is deadlier thanks to a wholesale refit: F130 engines for range and reliability; CONECT...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-111 Aardvark earned its legend as a fast, low-flying strike jet that outran air defenses and hit hard....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 1967, USAF Major “Pete” Knight set a world speed record that remains “unbroken” 68 years later. -Flying the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is undergoing a “radical retooling” to win a future war against a peer adversary. -This...