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The F-35 Lightning II is best known for stealth, internal weapons storage, and sensor fusion. It also has a Beast Mode. In stealth configuration,...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Lockheed Martin unveiled an F-22 Raptor 2.0 configuration at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium in Denver this February, featuring a new...
Dollars and Sense
A new Government Accountability Office report found that 74 percent of U.S. Air Force aircraft missed their depot maintenance completion deadlines, up from 31...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force plans to build 185 Boeing F-47 NGAD sixth-generation stealth fighters at an estimated $300 million per unit — the same...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force is upgrading its B-52H Stratofortress fleet to the B-52J standard, extending the bomber’s service life into the 2050s and pushing...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Pentagon has a problem flying mock dogfights against China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57. The U.S. doesn’t actually have either aircraft to throw into...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Chinese H-20 stealth bomber is not expected to be operational until the 2030s, per U.S. Intelligence Community estimates. Gen. Stephen L. Davis (head...
Dollars and Sense
The U.S. Air Force has a 1,800-pilot deficit. USAF pilots are leaving for commercial airlines that pay 2x USAF pay. The USAF pilot base...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots “shot down” several F-22 Raptors during the 2012 Red Flag Alaska exercises. The F-22 Raptor was still relatively new at...