Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
France has approved construction of the most ambitious warship in European history. Named France Libre after Charles de Gaulle’s wartime government-in-exile, the 78,000-ton nuclear-powered...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Would a Chinese pilot ever defect with his or her J-20 stealth fighter? History says it could happen: Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to...
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The U.S. Air Force awarded the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) Program contract to the Lockheed YF-22 (F-22 Raptor) in April 1991 — beating the...
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The U.S. Air Force revived approximately 45 F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft after their 2008 retirement. The U.S. Air Force F-117 Nighthawk fleet is slated...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force is buying 267 F-15EX Eagle II fighters — up from 129. The Mitchell Institute’s research director, Heather Penney, and retired...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Psychology suggests F-22 Raptor pilots show a specific “Alpha” personality pattern that sets them apart from F-35 Lightning II pilots. F-22 pilots exhibit the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan might be considering buying additional Lockheed Martin F-35s as a stopgap if the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) sixth-generation fighter slips beyond its...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat fired a Soviet AA-6 air-to-air missile at an SR-71 Blackbird flown by U.S. Air Force Colonel David Cobb near Vladivostok....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Here’s an interesting fact: China’s all-robot “dark factories” can now churn out Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” fifth-generation air superiority fighters at a rapid rate....