Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The crash of ASPEN 28 on October 25, 1967, remains one of the most chilling technical case studies in the history of the SR-71...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, a defense expert and former US Army Infantry officer, recounts the legendary “time-travel” flight of SR-71...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird remains one of the most remarkable aircraft ever built, combining extreme speed, altitude, and survivability in a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor remains one of the most capable fighters in the world, but a 2012 training matchup with German...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: A 2013 encounter near Iran highlights the gap between legacy fighters and modern stealth aircraft. As Iranian F-4 Phantoms moved...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Operation Midnight Hammer revived a debate Washington thought was settled: whether to expand the B-2 Spirit fleet even as the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: A Pentagon test assessment argues the F-15EX Eagle II is operationally effective in air-superiority missions, including defensive and offensive counter-air...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-16XL remains one of American aviation’s great “what-ifs”—a stretched F-16 with a distinctive cranked-arrow wing built as a low-risk,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Mach 3.08 At 74,000 Feet: The XB-70’s Peak Moment Summary and Key Points: The lone surviving XB-70 Valkyrie—North American’s Mach 3 strategic bomber prototype—sits...