Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: In 2009, Defense Secretary Robert Gates capped F-22 Raptor production at 187 aircraft — far below the hundreds originally planned...
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Summary and Key Points: In March 2013, two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom IIs scrambled to intercept an American MQ-1 Predator drone flying surveillance...
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As the U.S. Air Force prepares to expand procurement of the B-21 Raider beyond the currently planned fleet of 100 aircraft and continues using...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) 6th-generation fighter aircraft is “a disaster in the making,” according to a lengthy report in one of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s MiG 1.44 stealth fighter prototype flew for the first time on February 29, 2000 from the Gromov Flight Research...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-35A Lightning II has been certified as a Dual-Capable Aircraft, allowing it to deliver both conventional and thermonuclear weapons. It is the first...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2012, two German Eurofighter Typhoons notionally shot down U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors during a Red Flag exercise over Eielson Air Force Base...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-35 Lightning II has no kill switch — but Washington still retains enormous leverage over every foreign operator. The Joint Program Office and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
‘A Combat Warplane’: The Dassault Rafale Fighter Doesn’t Care About the F-22 or F-35 Stealth Fighter
The Dassault Rafale is a French-built multirole fighter aircraft developed by Dassault Aviation to fulfill a wide variety of combat missions within a single...