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On the night of February 5, 1958, a B-47 Stratojet collided with an F-86 Sabre over Georgia. The damaged B-47 carried a Mark 15...
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On the night of February 5, 1958, a B-47 Stratojet collided with an F-86 Sabre over Georgia. The damaged B-47 carried a Mark 15...
Key Points and Summary – A Pentagon Inspector General review found the Army and Navy miscalculated Category IV enlistments—AFQT scores in the 10th–30th percentile—by...
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s X-32 nearly became the Joint Strike Fighter, but Lockheed’s X-35 won and evolved into today’s F-35. Some called...
Key Points and Summary – In November 1940, Britain’s Royal Navy used HMS Illustrious to launch a night raid on Italy’s fleet at Taranto,...
Key Points and Summary – The A-12 Avenger II was conceived as a stealthy, carrier-based strike aircraft to replace the A-6 Intruder and survive...
Key Points and Summary – Japan is executing a major “Super Interceptor” modernization to keep 68 F-15J fighters relevant into the next decade, aiming...
Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat became an American icon, but its early years were shadowed by a serious propulsion flaw: the...
Key Points and Summary – America nearly built a battleship bigger than Iowa: the Montana-class. -Authorized during World War II, it was designed for...
Key Points and Summary – Russia sold the MiG-35 as a budget “MiG-29 for modern war”—AESA radar, upgraded engines, sharper electronic warfare, and real...
Key Points and Summary – America’s four Ohio-class SSGNs carry up to 154 Tomahawks apiece, giving the Navy a stealthy, mobile strike magazine for...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s S-550 air-defense system is being described as a mobile, next-generation interceptor that could blur the line between missile...