Ukraine War
Russia has the world's third-largest strategic-bomber fleet — and can't build most of it. The Tu-95 and Tu-22M haven't been produced since 1993, the...
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Ukraine War
Russia's Tu-160 "White Swan" is the largest, fastest strategic bomber flying anywhere on Earth — and Moscow can barely use it. A new open-source...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: DARPA and the U.S. Air Force are developing Next Generation Responsive Strike, a reusable hypersonic strike aircraft designed to fly...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: It first took off when Harry Truman was in the White House. It will still be flying combat missions in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
New intelligence suggests that Iran has retained roughly 70 percent of its prewar missile inventory—despite months of Epic Fury. Even more concerning: Iran has...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Air Force planned to buy 100 B-21 Raiders. China's buildup is rewriting that number. Northrop says it can now build the stealth bomber...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The Avro Vulcan was designed as a bomber, but it was never defined so tightly in practice. Britain’s great delta-winged V-bomber...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: It’s remembered for one world-altering act: the B-29 Superfortress (check out our original photos below) remains the only aircraft ever...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Last year, I walked into the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force outside Dayton, Ohio, and stood close to the batwinged shape of...