Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Quite a few military aviation history buffs (including Yours Truly right here at 19FortyFive) have argued a case for the P-51D Mustang as the...
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Quite a few military aviation history buffs (including Yours Truly right here at 19FortyFive) have argued a case for the P-51D Mustang as the...
The F-35 stealth fighter clearly has a reputation as one tough and stealthy fighter weapon of war. But can it take on the role...
The North American Aviation F-100A “Super Sabre” was the first U.S. fighter to achieve supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100A was an upgraded...
On June 29, Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, or the A-10 Warthog, Air Force Special Operations Command MC-12W, C-14A, and U-28A aircraft...
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a Cold War era single-engine supersonic interceptor. Introduced to the US Air Force in 1958, the F-104 was a member of the “Century...
The B-52 bomber is old, like as in really, really old. And yet, upgrade after upgrade keeps this plane flying. We asked a former...
The U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter may be more complicated to acquire than previously thought. At the beginning of June, the news was good...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor may well be the world’s most advanced fighter. A feat of engineering, the F-22 was the first-ever operational fifth-generation...
The largest bomber in the U.S. Air Force’s inventory is also the oldest; the hulking, eight-engine Boeing B-52 Stratofortress first flew in 1952. Capable...
The U.S. military is always looking for new and daring ways to bring more firepower onto the battlefield of tomorrow. And the idea of...