Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Forget low-altitude carpet bombing—the B-52 bomber’s future is as a standoff “missile truck” that slings precision weapons from outside...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider is deliberately smaller than the B-2—roughly a 132-ft wingspan vs. 172 ft, a lower MTOW...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-117A Nighthawk was the Air Force’s answer to maturing Soviet air defenses: a low-observable, night precision-strike jet that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The XB-70 Valkyrie was the U.S. Air Force’s bid to outrun Soviet defenses: a six-engine, compression-lift bomber built for...
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Key Points and Summary – With a second B-21 now flying, the Air Force and Northrop Grumman are leaning hard into cost control and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s JH-XX—also dubbed J-36—is a stealthy, medium bomber/fighter-bomber reportedly built by Chengdu to sit between the J-20 fighter and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Rolls-Royce F130 engines, new pylons, power generation and glass displays headline the B-52 Stratofortress Commercial Engine Replacement Program, aimed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Aviation photographer Jarod Hamilton captured video of a second B-21 Raider departing Plant 42 (Palmdale, CA), confirming service leaders’...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – General Dynamics’ F-16XL was a radical F-16 derivative for the SCAMP/ETF push to replace the F-111: a lengthened fuselage...