Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Brent M. Eastwood argues the B-1B Lancer still has a role, even as the Air Force eyes retirement...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In May 1999, during NATO’s Kosovo air campaign, a U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bomber dropped GPS-guided JDAMs...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Amid the hype over the B-2 and B-21, the Air Force’s B-1B Lancer may get a new mission as...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was a “technical marvel” of the 1950s—a Mach 3, 70,000-foot nuclear bomber designed to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Thirty-six years after first flight, the B-2 remains the Air Force’s first-night, deep-strike bomber. -Its flying-wing stealth, buried engines,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B Lancer is getting a timely reboot to cover a looming bomber gap before the B-21 matures. -USAF...
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Key Points and Summary – Beyond stealth, the B-21 Raider’s edge is its brain. A modular, open-architecture avionics suite fuses radar, EO/IR and ESM,...
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 – Russia’s PAK DA flying-wing bomber is sliding right, likely into the 2030s. -Five brakes stand out: bomber-scale stealth coatings...