Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The YF-118G “Bird of Prey” was a privately funded Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) Phantom Works technology demonstrator built to prove advanced stealth could be...
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The YF-118G “Bird of Prey” was a privately funded Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) Phantom Works technology demonstrator built to prove advanced stealth could be...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is approaching five decades of service, yet it continues to benefit from upgrades that keep it useful in modern missions....
Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, pushing the fleet to nearly 1,300 aircraft across 12 nations and reinforcing the program’s shift into predictable,...
The Advanced Tactical Fighter competition pitted Lockheed’s YF-22 against Northrop’s more radical YF-23 as the Air Force sought a successor to the F-15 built...
The F-35 was built around “continuous modernization,” using iterative software drops to deliver major jumps in capability without redesigning the airframe. The next step...
Summary and Key Points – Trump’s apparent enthusiasm for dramatic, made-for-television interventions risks dragging the United States back into the classic problem of military...
Key Points and Summary – The XF-85 Goblin was a “parasite fighter” built to ride inside a bomber’s bay and launch on demand to...
Summary and Key Points: Chuck Yeager reportedly loved the F-20 Tigershark, a privately funded Northrop upgrade of the F-5E that aimed to dominate the...
Synopsis: The SR-72 “Darkstar” concept promises a Mach 6 platform that could compress ISR and strike timelines, complicate radar tracking, and slip through defended...
Summary and Key Points: China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon is a flagship fifth-generation fighter with growing production numbers, long range, and advanced sensors that, on...