Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s X-43A, an unmanned scramjet testbed, set the world record for an air-breathing aircraft by hitting Mach 9.6 in...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s YJ-21 air-launched hypersonic “carrier-killer” missile, a highlight of the September 2025 military parade, was actually revealed much earlier....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s DF-26B is a road-mobile, intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) specifically designed to function as a “carrier killer.” -With a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s X-43A wasn’t a paper study—it was a 12-foot, hydrogen-fueled experimental jet that proved an air-breathing engine could fly...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is significantly upgrading its “legacy” B-1B Lancer bomber fleet to bridge a “bomber deficit” until...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A look back at NASA’s X-43A, the unmanned experimental aircraft that holds the world record for the fastest flight...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Since the late 1980s, “SR-91 Aurora” has signified a rumored SR-71 successor: a stealthy, manned, hypersonic reconnaissance jet said...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The X-43A was a moonshot on a shoestring: three tiny, hydrogen-gulping darts flung off a B-52 and a Pegasus...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s X-43A proved an audacious idea: use a scramjet—a jet that breathes air at supersonic speeds—to fly near Mach...