UPDATE 11.9.23: This is one of the best breakdowns of the Henry U.S. AR-7 Survival Rifle you can find on YouTube. Check it out. Originally posted January 15, 2021. I own one and so should you. Read why by clicking here.–Dick
Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company: RAIDER X
From Sikorsky: Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, introduces RAIDER X®, its concept for a fast, agile, survivable compound coaxial helicopter that will equip future aviators to address evolving peer and near-peer threats in the most difficult environments. RAIDER X is specifically designed as a prototype for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype […]
Will the USA Lose Control of the Fighter Jet Export Market?
America has long been a major exporter of fighter jets, including the venerable F-16 and now the F-35. But as allied and friendly countries begin to ramp up their own efforts to build fighter jets, will the USA lose control of the fighter jet export market it has dominated? Richard Aboulafia reports in Foreign Policy: […]
The Pentagon’s Next Big Plane
The military’s massive cargo planes are getting old and need replacement. Doug Cameron discusses what’s next for the military’s cargo plane acquisitions program. He writes in The Wall Street Journal: Sometimes, you need a really big plane. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster evacuated 640 passengers in a single flight from Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal two years […]
Just How Strong Is the U.S. Navy?
Originally posted February 28, 2023. This year when the Department of Defense submitted its annual budget request to Congress, unlike any year before, it supplied three alternative plans. All of the plans seek to expand the number of ships in active duty in an effort to keep up with China’s rapid naval expansion. The CBO […]
Hypersonic Scramjet Powered Cruise Missile Aces Its Final Test
DARPA’s hypersonic cruise missile aced its final test in Palmdale, CA on January 30th, 2023. The system preformed as predicted and traveled more than 300 nautical miles reaching heights above 60,000 feet. Read Lockheed’s full press release below: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and […]
Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Give Russia the Edge in Ukraine
The air defense systems currently operated by Ukraine cannot counter enemy ballistic missiles or anti-aircraft missiles that fly along ballistic trajectories, says Air Force Colonel Yuri Ignat. He was quoted as saying, “The main threat that hangs in the air and can still be implemented is, of course, Iranian missiles. Russia has not abandoned its […]
New Mission for the A-10 Warthog
The U.S. Airforce is dusting off it’s 50-year-old A-10 Warthog for another mission. In a November exercise in the Pacific, A-10’s were loaded up with ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy’s (MALD). The MALD has a range of 500 miles and weighs less than 300 pounds. Michael Peck of the Business Insider writes (abridged): The A-10 […]
A Stealth Jet Like No Other – Upgrades to F-22 Raptor Give it a Deadly Advantage
The Air-Force is going all out in upgrading the F-22 Raptor. These Upgrades will give adversaries nightmares. Alex Hollings of Sandboxx News fills us in on some of these upgrades. He writes (abridged): Despite the Air Force’s intention to retire the Raptor within the coming decade, the aircraft is expected to remain in service until […]
DART: NASA Hits Bullseye with New Asteroid Defense Weapon
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the first planetary defense technology demonstrator, traveled ten months in space and successfully impacted and altered the path of an egg-shaped asteroid called Dimorphos. Dimorphos is roughly the size of a football field, and it orbits a parent asteroid five times larger than itself. DART, which was no bigger […]
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