Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Flying in a modern fighter is a bucket-list thrill—but it’s not for the faint of stomach. This rundown spotlights the...
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Summary and Key Points: Flying in a modern fighter is a bucket-list thrill—but it’s not for the faint of stomach. This rundown spotlights the...
Summary and Key Points: At roughly $300 million per jet, F-47 NGAD fighter costs are expected to climb as adaptive engines, modular bays, cockpit...
Summary and Key Points – The SR-71 Blackbird remains an aviation marvel, defined by its record-shattering Mach 3.2 speed and $85,000-foot ceiling. -While its...
Summary and Key Points: Northrop’s YF-23 Black Widow II remains the great “what if” of the ATF competition—praised for stealth shaping, speed, range, and...
Summary and Key Points: The B-21 Raider is moving quickly toward operational service, promising deep-penetration stealth, nuclear credibility, and future flexibility for hypersonics and...
Summary and Key Points: A new Mitchell Institute report argues current Air Force procurement plans risk leaving China with operational “sanctuaries” during a Taiwan...
Synopsis: The X-43D was a program that could have seen Mach 15, but it never occurred. NASA’s Hyper-X program proved air-breathing hypersonic flight was...
China’s pressure campaign around Taiwan is increasingly centered on grey-zone operations and blockade rehearsals, raising the prospect of a quarantine designed to strangle imports...
Synopsis: The B-52J bomber is meant to modernize America’s aging Stratofortress fleet with updated capabilities for standoff strikes, hypersonic weapons, and even “mothership” concepts...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed’s F-117 Nighthawk emerged from DARPA’s mid-1970s “Have Blue” effort, pairing faceted shaping with radar-absorbent materials to shrink radar returns...