Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A look at the F/A-XX, the U.S. Navy’s 6th-gen fighter, reveals it is being designed to solve the F-35C’s...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 6th-generation F-47 (NGAD) is being designed to fix the “defining constraint” of the F-22 (590nm range) and F-35...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A review of the J-20 “Mighty Dragon’s” origin reveals its rapid development as a direct response to the U.S....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The X-44 MANTA was a “radical” 1990s Lockheed Martin concept for a “tailless F-22,” which would have used 3D...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s X-32 lost the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) contract to Lockheed’s X-35 (the future F-35) due to “fatal design...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – America still sets the pace in fighter aviation. This rundown highlights the five fastest U.S. jets in 2025—F-15EX Eagle...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – While the F-22 Raptor is lauded as the premier air superiority fighter, its legacy is tarnished by “fatal flaws,”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force prefers upgrades over clean-sheet designs because they’re faster, cheaper, and preserve fleet size—think B-52J engines/radar,...