Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Seventy years after entering service, the B-52 Stratofortress is being rebuilt for a new era. -Under the B-52J upgrade,...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning and three destroyers spent nearly a week operating around Japan’s southwestern islands, flying roughly 100...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary: -U.S. forces are still anchored by Cold War–era platforms just as the threat environment is changing faster than the Pentagon can adapt....
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 – A B-52H bomber, callsign “Torch52,” was recently photographed by an aviation spotter over California carrying a “mysterious payload” that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force prefers upgrades over clean-sheet designs because they’re faster, cheaper, and preserve fleet size—think B-52J engines/radar,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force plans to keep 76 B-52s flying into the 2050s and buy 100 B-21 Raiders, but the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force’s ambitious B-52J modernization program, intended to keep the bomber flying until the 2050s, is in...