Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 1966, an SR-71 Blackbird broke apart at 79,000 feet after a right-engine inlet unstart triggered uncontrollable forces. -Test...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – What happens if the “Son of Blackbird” never leaves the nest? The SR-72 promises something we don’t have: a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird’s Mach 3 speed, altitude, and modest radar-reduction tempted some to imagine a fighter-bomber variant—outrunning interceptors, dodging...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – National Security Journal visited an SR-71 Blackbird at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum outside of Washington, DC....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – For decades, aviation buffs have chased the “Aurora” hypersonic jet: a triangular SR-91 allegedly flying Mach 5+ out of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After the U-2 shootdown in 1960, the CIA needed a reconnaissance aircraft that could outrun missiles and hide from...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The MiG-25 Foxbat terrified the West—until reality set in. Built to sprint high and fast against bombers like the...
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,...
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...