Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Although an icon, the F-14 Tomcat was plagued by “legitimate flaws” that made it a “logistical nightmare” for the...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 6th-generation F-47 (NGAD) is being designed to fix the “defining constraint” of the F-22 (590nm range) and F-35...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The X-44 MANTA was a “radical” 1990s Lockheed Martin concept for a “tailless F-22,” which would have used 3D...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s naval modernization is rapidly advancing beyond just ship numbers, focusing on new stealth platforms for its A2/AD strategy....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – ‘One Mission’ – The “Super Tomcat 21” (ST21) was an ambitious 1990s Grumman proposal to save the F-14 by...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet-era VA-111 Shkval was a “near-unstoppable” torpedo that used supercavitation to “fly” through water at 200+ knots, enveloping...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-35 Lightning II is a “revolutionary” stealth fighter and a massive global success, with 19 nations ordering it....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China and Russia are developing advanced underwater drones (UUVs) that pose a “critical threat” to U.S. naval dominance. -China’s...