Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born in the 1970s, the F-16 should be aging out. Instead, a sweeping Service Life Extension Program and F-35–grade...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird was a titanium Mach 3 icon that could outrun missiles and deliver razor-sharp imagery from 85,000...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Brent M. Eastwood argues the B-1B Lancer still has a role, even as the Air Force eyes retirement...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: The YF-23 Fighter Legend -Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow” was the sleeker, stealthier, faster entry in the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was a “technical marvel” of the 1950s—a Mach 3, 70,000-foot nuclear bomber designed to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force will pare back F-35 purchases through 2028, citing Block 4 upgrade and TR-3 computing delays, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B Lancer is getting a timely reboot to cover a looming bomber gap before the B-21 matures. -USAF...
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Key Points and Summary – Beyond stealth, the B-21 Raider’s edge is its brain. A modular, open-architecture avionics suite fuses radar, EO/IR and ESM,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Six decades on, the B-52H is deadlier thanks to a wholesale refit: F130 engines for range and reliability; CONECT...