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Key Points and Summary – USAF leaders floated an “F-16 Block 80” as a faster, cheaper way to bolster a shrinking fighter force. -The...
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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...
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Key Points and Summary – Before dawn in Warsaw, Russia’s mass drone-and-missile strike on Ukraine spilled into Poland, with at least eight—and possibly more...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Tragedy struck in Poland on August 28 when a Polish Air Force F-16C fighter jet crashed during a practice...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Philippines is eyeing a major $5.58 billion purchase of advanced F-16 fighter jets from the United States to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In the early 1980s, the F-16XL emerged as a revolutionary redesign of the F-16, featuring a distinctive “cranked delta...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – This analysis pits China’s 5th-generation J-20 “Mighty Dragon” stealth fighter against Taiwan’s heavily upgraded 4th-generation F-16V “Viper” in a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Published on August 16, 2025, 8:53 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary: In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy considered a carrier-capable version of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
PUBLISHED on August 15, 2025, 6:42 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary: In the late 1980s, the U.S. Air Force, concerned about the...