Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
“You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” – General George Patton General George S. Patton is a...
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“You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” – General George Patton General George S. Patton is a...
The secrecy and enthusiasm surrounding the U.S. Air Force’s highly successful B-21 Raider stealth bomber program have inspired many to speculate about the mysterious,...
The U.S. Navy has systems capable of guiding an airplane in for a landing—some aircraft can land completely on autopilot. The very first airplane...
The United States Air Force has some of the best-trained pilots in the world serving in its ranks. These pilots are trained to serve...
As part of our work at 19FortyFive, we regularly visit military facilities and museums to document aircraft that helped shape modern warfare. In July...
Having dominated the unfriendly skies for the Navy from 1974 to 2006, the variable-sweep “swing wing” plane was meant to protect US carriers and...
Joining the military at age 18, serving for 20 years, and retiring at 38 is often pitched as a commonsense pathway to financial stability...
Rolls-Royce announced in February that it had successfully completed altitude and operability testing for its F130 engine, indicating that the effort to modernize the...
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, despite weighing over 100,000 tons, uses its massive nuclear reactors to move at speeds over 30 knots or almost 35...
The Trump administration just walked away from a major submarine repair because the economics (and the painful reality) no longer made sense. This move...
A fresh front has just opened in Canada’s cumbersome fighter jet debate. CBC News reported on Monday that Saab has made a lucrative offer...