Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-15C/D Eagle was the United States Air Force’s pure air-superiority champion for roughly four decades. -Conceived when the...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The KC-46 Pegasus grew from a basic need: replace aging KC-135s with a survivable, networked tanker that can move...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 2006, Boeing proposed the F-15 “Global Strike Eagle,” a rocket-carrying variant that could air-launch small satellites or hypersonic...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Is NGAD slipping? China has flown tailless stealth prototypes, fueling claims the U.S. lags. But NGAD is a system-of-systems:...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force’s F-47—a sixth-generation NGAD fighter—has entered production at Boeing, with leaders targeting a first flight in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Retiring USAF Chief Gen. David Allvin says Boeing has begun building the first F-47—the Air Force’s sixth-generation NGAD fighter—with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force says Boeing’s F-47—its sixth-gen NGAD fighter named partly as a nod to the 47th president—is already...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s F-47 (NGAD) contract starts around 185 jets—about $108M each—but that baseline may be too small. -With F-35A mission-capable...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – One month after Boeing won the USAF’s F-47 NGAD, Lockheed Martin surprised observers twice: it declined to protest and...