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 – The F-47 NGAD will be the most advanced U.S. fighter ever—long-range, stealthy, and teamed with drone wingmen—but its real...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing has begun building the F-47, the Air Force’s sixth-generation air-superiority jet and NGAD winner, with a first flight...
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,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – At first glance, the U.S. Air Force looks overstretched: old fleets, tight budgets, sliding deliveries. Look closer and it’s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – An unclassified Air Force plan says the service needs 1,558 combat-coded fighters by 2035—about a 22% jump from the...
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 – Boeing won the F-47 NGAD 6th-generation fighter contract over Lockheed Martin due to a combination of factors. -According to...