Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, stemming from the inherently flawed nature of human beings (Homo sapiens), and therefore they afflict even the...
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Accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, stemming from the inherently flawed nature of human beings (Homo sapiens), and therefore they afflict even the...
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...
Captain Jeff Haney was suffocating at altitude in an F-22 Raptor with a known oxygen system defect. The Air Force blamed him for the...
No enemy ever shot down an SR-71 Blackbird in 25 years of flying over hostile territory. Twelve were destroyed anyway — and the last...
The Air Force just permanently stationed its most advanced fighter in northern Japan, closer to China than ever before. There’s one problem — Taiwan...
Trump declared ‘total and complete victory’ over Iran. Russia’s newspapers are laughing, China brokered the deal he couldn’t, and the U.S. burned through 18...
The SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest plane ever built, but it was never allowed to carry a weapon. Lockheed wanted to change that —...
Colonel Richard Sheffield’s right engine exploded at Mach 2.88 and 68,000 feet over Oklahoma. His back was still sore from ejecting the year before...
A $201 million F-22 Raptor was destroyed because of a mistake someone made while washing it. The Air Force sealed the investigation and refused...
China published a study claiming the J-20 defeats the F-22 Raptor 95% of the time. What the headlines didn’t mention: the same study showed...