Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Why sell billion-dollar carriers for a penny? Because scrapping them costs a fortune. -Decommissioned supercarriers like USS Kitty Hawk...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Marketed as a “4+++ generation” bridge fighter, Russia’s MiG-35 has failed to win exports—or even a clear role at...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force plans to keep 76 B-52s flying into the 2050s and buy 100 B-21 Raiders, but the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat for five intertwined reasons: crippling upkeep (tens of maintenance hours per flight hour...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – An unclassified Air Force plan says the service needs 1,558 combat-coded fighters by 2035—about a 22% jump from the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Officially retired in 2008, the F-117 Nighthawk still flies from Tonopah as a stealth “adversary” and technology testbed—work the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After losing the 6th-generation F-47 NGAD contract to Boeing, Lockheed Martin is not protesting. Instead, CEO Jim Taiclet is...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s aging Nimitz-class carriers, while historically successful, are plagued by significant design and operational flaws. -A core...