Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
As the United States once again prioritizes long-range, survivable strike and reconnaissance platforms, much of the focus has shifted to future systems like hypersonic...
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As the United States once again prioritizes long-range, survivable strike and reconnaissance platforms, much of the focus has shifted to future systems like hypersonic...
SR-71 Blackbird pilots David Peters and Ed Bethart left Okinawa on a Saturday morning, flying at Mach 3. When they landed in California five...
Twenty-three Russian sailors survived the explosion that sank the Oscar-class nuclear submarine Kursk and waited at the bottom of the Barents Sea for a...
The SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest plane ever built, but it was never allowed to carry a weapon. Lockheed wanted to change that —...
At 83,000 feet over the Soviet Union, both engines on an SR-71 Blackbird quit at Mach 3. The crew had two options: eject into...
In 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a state-of-the-art U.S. Navy nuclear submarine at the time, sank while still docked. Thankfully, no lives were lost,...
The SR-71 Blackbird’s Real Speed Limit Was 427°C at the Compressor Face — Pratt & Whitney Wouldn’t Guarantee the J58 Engines Past That Temperature...
SR-71 ‘The Rapid Rabbit’ Lost Both Engines and All Electronics at Mach 3.2 Over Vietnam — Major Tom Pugh Saved the Aircraft at Mach...
‘We Lose Pieces Bigger Than What You Fly’: A Valkyrie Pilot’s Response to a YF-12 Pilot Bragging About Mach 3 Hours Is the Best...
F-14 Pilots Were Forced to ‘Fly the Engine’ — Managing Throttle Inputs Carefully Instead of Fighting the Enemy The iconic F-14 Tomcat evolved into...