Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The aviation industry has felt the need for more speed since its inception. Some pursued speed for mere thrills or to set records. However,...
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The aviation industry has felt the need for more speed since its inception. Some pursued speed for mere thrills or to set records. However,...
Design flaws initially stymied the F-111’s success in combat operations and the airframe was retired by 1996. However, the Aardvarks’ legacy lives on among aviation...
The U.S. Navy retired its S-3 Viking fleet from active-duty service in 2016. However, NASA acquired one of these planes back in 2004
“Don’t give me McDonnell’s Voodoo./There’s nothing that she will not do./She’ll really pitch up, she’ll make you throw up,/Don’t give me McDonnell’s Voodoo.” Thus...
Saab 35 Draken Was Built to Fight Russia: Following the Second World War, Sweden maintained a policy of neutrality – yet at the same...
Speed can do many things for an aircraft. It can allow an airplane to get to its target quickly and complete its bombing run....
The F-4 Phantom II remained in service throughout the Cold War and even took part in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq before being retired.
Though obviously not as fast as the SR-71, the F-4 had been a renowned record-holder in her own right, setting a whopping 16 world...
Most naval history buffs can tell you that the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, while USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier – yet...
The XB-70 was a bomber that, on paper, looked way ahead of its time with impressive speeds and stats that would have made Russia...