Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The B-21 Raider is positioned to replace aging B-2s and B-1Bs, but the planned buy of 100 bombers may be...
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Summary and Key Points: The B-21 Raider is positioned to replace aging B-2s and B-1Bs, but the planned buy of 100 bombers may be...
Summary and Key Points: Exercise Kraken Reach 2026 stress-tested U.S. heavy airlift by pushing eight C-17 Globemaster IIIs out back-to-back from Joint Base Lewis-McChord...
The U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Eagle II is designed to bridge the gap between fourth and fifth-generation capabilities, boasting a top speed of Mach...
Summary and Key Points: The Air Force is pursuing roughly $50 million in FY 2026 funding to add External Heavy-Stores Pylons to the B-1B...
Summary and Key Points: During a recent visit to Doha, Qatar, President Trump announced his vision for a “Super Raptor”—a modernized version of the...
Development of the propulsion system for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 (NGAD) fighter is proceeding faster than anticipated under the Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP)...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider program achieved a significant milestone in September 2025 with the addition of a second...
North American Aviation’s XB-70 Valkyrie was a massive, six-engine strategic bomber designed to fly at Mach 3 and outrun enemy defenses. However, the advent...
Summary and Key Points: With sixth-generation fighters still shrouded in secrecy, the more immediate comparison is fifth-generation: China’s J-20 versus America’s F-35 and F-22....
Retired from combat in 2008, the F-117 Nighthawk still flies out of Nevada because it solves a problem no simulator can: it’s a real,...