Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-35 Lightning II has no kill switch — but Washington still retains enormous leverage over every foreign operator. The Joint Program Office and...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In November 2009, an Emirati pilot flying a French-built Mirage 2000 notionally shot down a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor during a joint wargame...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Lockheed Martin’s $11 billion F-22 Raptor 2.0 upgrade adds stealth-compatible conformal external fuel tanks and infrared search and track pods on the outer wings...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Operation Epic Fury has effectively saved the A-10 Warthog, an aircraft we have seen up close – our original videos and photos included below....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet told investors that the company’s F-35 Ferrari concept — an advanced fifth-generation-plus derivative of the F-35 Lightning II incorporating...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions won a U.S. Air Force contract on May 19 to design the GE426 expendable drone engine...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Only 5% of fighter pilots in World War II achieved ace status — yet that 5% accounted for nearly half of all air-to-air kills...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force has been spotted integrating hypersonic weapons onto the B-1B Lancer, with footage from Edwards Air Force Base released in late...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Chengdu J-20 made its maiden flight on January 11, 2011, deliberately timed to coincide with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ meeting with Chinese...