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Key Points – The US Air Force has cut its F-35 procurement request for the fiscal year 2026 budget in half, asking for 24...
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Meet the F-15EX Eagle II Fighter The US Air Force’s F-15EX, the Eagle II, is the latest iteration of the iconic F-15 Eagle Mission...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – China is a world leader in hypersonic weapons, possessing at least four operational systems that pose a significant threat to the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II offers significant value for the US Air Force, primarily because its development benefited from $5 billion...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The F-35 Lightning II’s top speed of Mach 1.6 (~1,200 mph) is comparable to other fifth-generation stealth fighters like China’s J-20...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – While the US Air Force is advancing its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program with fighter-like drones (“robo-gnats” such as YFQ-42A/YFQ-44A) intended...
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Key Points – The Northrop F-20 Tigershark, a privately funded evolution of the F-5 (initially F-5G), was developed in the late 1970s and early...
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While the SR-71 Blackbird gets all the press, the rocket-powered X-15 has its own richly deserved place in the aviation history record books: on ...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – After losing the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) contract, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet proposed a “Ferrari F-35″—a “fifth-generation plus”...