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‘She’s Booby-trapped with a Nuke’: Why Vietnam Would Not Shoot Down the SR-71 Blackbird When They Had the Chance

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...

Stephen SilverApril 6, 2026

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A $500 Drone Can Destroy a $5 Million Leopard 2 Tank — Ukraine Proved That the Era of the Standalone Main Battle Tank Is Over

Leopard 2 Was Built to Dominate—the Ukraine War Turned It into a Target Germany’s Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is an excellent tank....

Brandon WeichertApril 6, 2026

(Dec. 01, 2020) - The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches a Block V Tomahawk, the weapon’s newest variant, during a missile exercise. This event marked the first time a Block V Tomahawk missile was operationally tested, marking the Navy’s transition to a more advanced capability for the fleet. Block V includes an upgrade that will enhance navigation performance and provide robust and reliable communications. Chafee is currently assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE and is homeported in Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Sean Ianno/Released)

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Iran Rejects the 45-Day Ceasefire — The Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed

Iran Rejected the 45-Day Ceasefire — ‘We Only Accept an End to the War With Guarantees We Won’t Be Attacked Again’ On the most...

Stephen SilverApril 6, 2026

150903-N-SS390-354 FALLON, Nev. (Sept. 3, 2015) F-35C Lightning IIs, assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, and an F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighter Development Center (NAWDC) fly over Naval Air Station Fallon's (NASF) Range Training Complex. VFA 101, based out of Eglin Air Force Base, is conducting an F-35C cross-country visit to NASF. The purpose is to begin integration of F-35C with the Fallon Range Training Complex and work with NAWDC to refine tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) of F-35C as it integrates into the carrier air wing. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell/Released)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘The Deck Might Melt’: The USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Can’t Fly New F-35C Stealth Fighters

Too Hot for the USS Gerald R. Ford: Why the Navy’s Newest Aircrat Carrier Still Can’t Fully Operate the F-35C The USS Gerald R....

Brandon WeichertApril 6, 2026

Image of SR-71 Spy Plane. Image Credit - Creative Commons.

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Before the SR-71 Blackbird There Was the YF-12 — It Flew Mach 3, Carried Radar-Guided Missiles, and Its Pilots Feuded With XB-70 Valkyrie Crews at the Bar

‘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...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 6, 2026

Image: Creative Commons. An artist's conception of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or "Hyper-X" in flight. The X-43A was developed to flight test a dual-mode ramjet/scramjet propulsion system at speeds from Mach 7 up to Mach 10 (7 to 10 times the speed of sound, which varies with temperature and altitude).

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The X-43A Flew at Nearly 2 Miles Per Second — It Remains the Fastest Air-Breathing Aircraft Ever Built and the Record Has Stood for 22 Years

7,346 MPH — The X-43A Was So Fast It Could Cross the Atlantic Ocean in 25 Minutes and Nobody Has Built Anything Faster As...

Jack BuckbyApril 6, 2026

USS Kingsville (LCS 36) points its bow toward the harbor at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in California on a recent morning as the ship arrives from its homeport of San Diego. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship features a trimaran hull design, which allows it to reach speeds much greater than destroyers and cruisers, as well as to operate in shallower waters closer to shore. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)

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The Strait of Hormuz Is Already Closed — If the Houthis Shut Down Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea the Global Economy Could Fall Into a Depression

The Houthis Held Back for 5 Weeks — They’re Running a Calibrated Escalation Strategy Designed by Iran for Maximum Leverage The Yemen-based, Iran-backed Houthis...

Brandon WeichertApril 6, 2026

The guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) fires its MK-45 5 inch gun during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. Nitze is part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 which supports Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and is designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability or participating units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Valek)

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The U.S. Navy Has No Way to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Military Could Force Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz — It Can’t Make Insurers, Shippers, or Energy Markets Believe It’s Safe On...

Brandon WeichertApril 6, 2026

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Only a Nuclear Airburst at 80,000 Feet Could Stop the SR-71 Blackbird — No Conventional Missile or Fighter Ever Had a Chance

SR-71 Blackbird Pilot David Peters: ‘Very Few Missiles Could Make Up 36 or More Miles Per Minute’ The iconic SR-71 Blackbird was America’s spy...

Steve BalestrieriApril 6, 2026

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For Putin, the Iran War Is About Ukraine — Bleeding America, Splitting NATO, and Keeping Tehran’s Regime Alive All Serve One Purpose

Russia Is Providing Iran With Satellite Imagery, Targeting Data, Intelligence Support, and Drone Deliveries In aiding Iranian strikes, Russia reverts to an old playbook...

Daniel KochisApril 6, 2026

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘She’s Booby-trapped with a Nuke’: Why Vietnam Would Not Shoot Down the SR-71 Blackbird When They Had the Chance

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

A $500 Drone Can Destroy a $5 Million Leopard 2 Tank — Ukraine Proved That the Era of the Standalone Main Battle Tank Is Over

The Embassy

Iran Rejects the 45-Day Ceasefire — The Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘The Deck Might Melt’: The USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Can’t Fly New F-35C Stealth Fighters

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Before the SR-71 Blackbird There Was the YF-12 — It Flew Mach 3, Carried Radar-Guided Missiles, and Its Pilots Feuded With XB-70 Valkyrie Crews at the Bar

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The X-43A Flew at Nearly 2 Miles Per Second — It Remains the Fastest Air-Breathing Aircraft Ever Built and the Record Has Stood for 22 Years

The Embassy

The Strait of Hormuz Is Already Closed — If the Houthis Shut Down Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea the Global Economy Could Fall Into a Depression

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The U.S. Navy Has No Way to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Only a Nuclear Airburst at 80,000 Feet Could Stop the SR-71 Blackbird — No Conventional Missile or Fighter Ever Had a Chance

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For Putin, the Iran War Is About Ukraine — Bleeding America, Splitting NATO, and Keeping Tehran’s Regime Alive All Serve One Purpose

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