Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born as a Cold War nuclear penetrator, the B-1B Lancer was canceled, revived, and ultimately recast as a premier...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-15EX Eagle II and Dassault Rafale take different paths to air dominance. -The F-15EX brings huge payload, range,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After the A-12’s cancellation, the Navy considered a carrier-ready F-117N “Seahawk”—a navalized F-117A Nighthawk with stronger gear, more wing,...
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Key Points and Summary – The U.S. exit from Afghanistan in 2021 ended a long war, but great-power competition revived interest in Bagram Air...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The KC-46 Pegasus grew from a basic need: replace aging KC-135s with a survivable, networked tanker that can move...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – For decades, aviation buffs have chased the “Aurora” hypersonic jet: a triangular SR-91 allegedly flying Mach 5+ out of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-15E Strike Eagle began as a contrarian idea: take America’s preeminent air-superiority fighter and turn it into a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is reviving the B-1B Lancer with Load Adaptable Modular external pylons and refurbished jets pulled...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B entered service in 1986 as a fast, low-level penetrator with a huge payload and terrain-following radar. -But...