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Key Points and Summary – With B-52J upgrades stumbling, the Air Force is eyeing a larger B-21 Raider fleet. -Former USAF chief Gen. David...
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Key Points and Summary: B-21 or B-52J? – Delays and cost growth in the B-52J upgrade—new F130 engines, AESA radar, and LRSO integration—have slipped...
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Key Points and Summary – Northrop Grumman’s second B-21 Raider has joined the Edwards AFB test fleet, moving beyond basic flight profiles into weapons...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Ryan X-13 Vertijet was the Air Force’s 1950s answer to runway vulnerability: a tail-sitting jet that hovered on...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The XB-70 Valkyrie was the U.S. Air Force’s bid to outrun Soviet defenses: a six-engine, compression-lift bomber built for...
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Key Points and Summary – With a second B-21 now flying, the Air Force and Northrop Grumman are leaning hard into cost control and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s JH-XX—also dubbed J-36—is a stealthy, medium bomber/fighter-bomber reportedly built by Chengdu to sit between the J-20 fighter and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Rolls-Royce F130 engines, new pylons, power generation and glass displays headline the B-52 Stratofortress Commercial Engine Replacement Program, aimed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The “F-22 Super” represents the future of the F-22 Raptor through continuous, cutting-edge modernization rather than new production. -The...