Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Synopsis: The F-22 Raptor remains the world’s premier air-superiority fighter, but its survival comes at a “King’s Ransom.” -Truncated to just 187 airframes in...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-111 Aardvark was retired in 1998 primarily due to a “maintenance crisis” and the aging architecture of its 1960s-era...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-47 (Next-Generation Air Dominance) program is the U.S. Air Force’s $100 billion gamble to reclaim the “Backyard” of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The X-15 program, spanning 199 flights between 1959 and 1968, pushed the boundaries of aeronautics into the hypersonic realm. -Capable...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Developed by McDonnell in the late 1940s, the XF-85 Goblin was a tiny, stubby interceptor designed to be launched and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-22 Raptor’s 2060 Future: Why the Air Force Refuses to Retire the King of Stealth Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-22 remains America’s top air-superiority jet, but NGAD’s F-47 won’t arrive in mass for years. -A “Super Raptor”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae is a sleek, twin-engine 4.5-generation fighter designed to replace aging F-4s and F-5s and offer a cheaper...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China is racing to field two new stealth strike platforms—the long-range H-20 strategic bomber and the regional JH-XX—that could...