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Despite the novel ideas behind the RAH-66, the project ultimately never got past the prototype stage. The program simply did not offer enough bang...
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Despite the novel ideas behind the RAH-66, the project ultimately never got past the prototype stage. The program simply did not offer enough bang...
The U.S. Navy designed the most powerful battleship ever conceived — and canceled it before a single hull was finished, as it was already...
Japan just fired anti-ship missiles outside its own territory for the first time since World War II—a stunning moment that has sent shockwaves through...
The U.S. Navy’s Seawolf-class submarine was supposed to dominate the depths for decades and replace the entire Los Angeles-class with 29 next-generation boats—but only...
Russia’s S-400 Triumf was supposed to be the U.S. Air Force killer. Moscow called it “the best long-range air defense system in the world.”...
The F-14 Tomcat was retired far too soon—and now its maker may be on the verge of winning the biggest U.S. Navy fighter contract...
The People’s Republic of China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group J-36 sixth-generation stealth fighter — a three-engine fighter-bomber hybrid with a blended-wing-body configuration first photographed...
The conventional wisdom in Washington is that the Iran ceasefire now frees up American diplomatic energy to refocus on the war in Ukraine—but that...
The Boeing EA-18G Growler is the most strategically important fighter in the U.S. Navy that almost nobody talks about—the only crewed tactical jammer in...
Operation Epic Fury against Iran has showcased America’s unmatched power-projection capabilities and the extraordinary overmatch the U.S. military wields against global adversaries. Much as...
Summary and Key Points: While most of the U.S. Navy’s modernization portfolio is struggling, delayed, or stuck on a Pentagon slide, one platform is...