Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A B-2 Spirit “Spirit of Kansas” stealth bomber was destroyed at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam on February 23, 2008. The B-2 was...
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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
A Philippine FA-50 light fighter reportedly scored a simulated “Fox 2” kill against a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor during Exercise Cope Thunder in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In the rubble of key infrastructure losses to the U.S. military in the Middle East as a result of Iranian retaliation in Operation Epic...
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
SR-71 Blackbird pilot David Peters said that flying the SR-71 at 80,000 feet over the Korean DMZ out of Kadena Air Base on a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
SR-71 Blackbird pilot Dave Peters told his RSO Ed Bethart that they “probably would’ve never come out of that cloud” if they had flown...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-15EX Eagle II has a mission-capable rate of 83%. The F-35 has a mission-capable rate of 51%. The F-22 Raptor has a mission-capable...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force Boeing F-15EX Eagle II will carry and fire air-launched hypersonic weapons. The F-15EX features the world’s fastest jet-computing processor —...