Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s F-47 (NGAD) contract starts around 185 jets—about $108M each—but that baseline may be too small. -With F-35A mission-capable...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet says the firm is in “very active” talks with the Pentagon and White House...
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 Ryan X-13 Vertijet was the Air Force’s 1950s answer to runway vulnerability: a tail-sitting jet that hovered on...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Years ago, Russia pitched the Su-75 Checkmate as a low-cost, single-engine stealth fighter for home and export users: internal...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s MiG-35 fighter set out to fix the MiG-29 Fulcrum’s weaknesses: more fuel, a digital cockpit, modern weapons, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter has been cautious over Ukraine, but Moscow now touts it as a “drone mothership.” -The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – One month after Boeing won the USAF’s F-47 NGAD, Lockheed Martin surprised observers twice: it declined to protest and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After losing the F-47 NGAD contract, Lockheed Martin is pushing a “Ferrari” F-35—an uprated, fifth-gen-plus variant that borrows tech...