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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s PAK DA was supposed to be Moscow’s stealth answer to the American B-21 — a flying-wing bomber built to haul nuclear weapons past...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Following years of speculation, the Pentagon is finally sending clear signals that the United States needs more B-21 Raider stealth bombers than originally planned...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Chinese H-20 stealth bomber is not expected to be operational until the 2030s, per U.S. Intelligence Community estimates. Gen. Stephen L. Davis (head...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A B-2 Spirit “Spirit of Kansas” stealth bomber was destroyed at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam on February 23, 2008. The B-2 was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
17 Years and No Flight: Russia’s PAK DA Stealth Bomber Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force and NATO
Russia has been developing the PAK DA next-generation stealth bomber for approximately 17 years. The PAK DA does not yet appear to exist. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s H-20 stealth bomber program remains shrouded in secrecy. No prototype has been publicly displayed. No first flight has been confirmed. Yet the Pentagon’s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Northrop’s B-2 Spirit was awarded the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Technology Bomber contract in 1981 and was designed in extreme secrecy to penetrate the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Northrop’s Tacit Blue stealth research demonstrator made its first flight from Groom Lake — better known as Area 51 — in 1982, eventually making...