Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed’s SR-72 “Darkstar” is a dazzling but unnecessary luxury. -Despite promises of Mach-6 speed, TBCC propulsion, high-altitude survivability, stealth,...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The GAO says the F-35’s Block 4 modernization is five years late and $6 billion over budget, prompting the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 Son of Blackbird or “Darkstar” aims to replace the SR-71 with hypersonic ISR—and possibly strike—using a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – GAO’s new report warns the F-35 program is slipping even further despite incentives: all 110 deliveries in 2024 were...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Rumors, factory expansion, and whispered timelines keep the SR-72 “Darkstar” idea alive, but nothing is confirmed. -Lockheed’s Skunk Works...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Skunk Works’ SR-72 concept chases the Blackbird’s core idea—speed as survival—with a turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engine to take...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin is proposing a “Ferrari F-35” upgrade, a plan to infuse the existing jet with technology from its...