Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-35 has endured schedule slips, software headaches, and endless debate. -Yet air forces keep buying it for the...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-35’s critical Block 4 upgrade package is now five years behind schedule, expected in 2031, and $6 billion...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – “Beast Mode” lets the F-35 carry up to 22,000 pounds by adding external weapons to its internal bays, massively...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After losing the 6th-generation F-47 NGAD contract to Boeing, Lockheed Martin is not protesting. Instead, CEO Jim Taiclet is...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-35 program is under renewed fire as its total lifecycle cost estimate has ballooned past $2 trillion. -A...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Germany has approved the purchase of 15 additional F-35 stealth fighters, augmenting its previous order of 35 jets. -This...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Despite being a technologically advanced stealth fighter, the F-35 program is plagued by five significant problems. -Its astronomical cost...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-35’s critical Block 4 upgrade package is now five years behind schedule, expected in 2031, and $6 billion...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 carrier-borne stealth fighter achieved a major milestone in September 2025, conducting its first catapult launches and arrested...