Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In the late 1990s, Washington quietly bought Moldova’s surplus MiG-29s not to fly them, but to keep them out...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The YF-118G “Bird of Prey” was a top-secret Boeing Phantom Works technology demonstrator from the 1990s, named after the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird, the world’s fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, held its speed record not because of its airframe’s limits,...
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 – Decades before the Space Shuttle, the U.S. backed the X-20 Dyna-Soar: a reusable, skip-glide spaceplane born from WWII German...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird delivered unmatched Mach-3 recon, but its costs proved fatal. -Each flight hour ran $200,000–$300,000, driven by...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The iconic Harrier “Jump Jet,” famous for its unique vertical take-off and landing (V/STOL) capability, is nearing the end...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Published on August 14, 2025, 9:26 PM EDT – Key Points: The North American X-15 was a revolutionary rocket-powered aircraft that pushed the boundaries...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
PUBLISHED on August 6, 2025, at 8:31 AM EST – Key Points and Summary – A new trove of blurry images has surfaced online,...