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Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin is pitching a “Ferrari” makeover for the F-35: fold select sixth-gen tech from its losing NGAD bid...
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Key Points and Summary – The F-35 remains indispensable because it fills missions no other U.S. platform can combine at scale: stealthy multirole strike,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin’s “Ferrari” concept frames an F-35 5th-gen-plus: a software-first overhaul that adds AI-assisted sensor fusion, TR-3/Block 4 computing,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae is moving from initial production toward a multi-block upgrade plan that aims to push the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – U.S.–Iran antagonism did not begin with this June’s B-2 strikes. In 2013, after Iranian jets harassed U.S. MQ-1 flights...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet remains the carrier wing’s backbone, but a war with China would pit it against the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Grumman’s “Super Tomcat 21” was the Navy’s road not taken after the A-12 collapse and the NATF sticker shock....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The NATF-23 envisioned a carrier-capable YF-23 Black Widow II to replace the F-14: stealth shaping, internal bays, strengthened gear,...