Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The A-10 “Warthog” is the plane the U.S. Air Force keeps trying to retire — and Congress keeps refusing to...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are America’s two most advanced stealth fighters, both built by Lockheed Martin but...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-111 Aardvark was the world’s first production variable-sweep-wing aircraft — a Cold War bomber built to fly fast and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: An F-15C pilot from California’s 144th Fighter Wing lost his cockpit canopy in mid-flight last weekend after a Clovis Rodeo...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Seven weeks into the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire, the IRGC has continued to fire on U.S. naval forces in the Strait of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In August 1988, F-15 pilot Daniel “Fig” Leaf experienced total hydraulic failure while taxiing back to parking, leaving him with no brakes and no...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Point: The Air Force plans to keep the B-52J Stratofortress a core component of America’s long-range strike capability for decades, but...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: In 2014, a company called the USA Firefighting Air Corps proposed converting retired A-10 Warthog ground-attack jets into aerial firefighting...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force originally planned to build 381 F-22 Raptors. Only 187 were built. Approximately 120 are combat-ready today....