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Category: Combat
The NGAD Won’t Replace The F-22 For Fighter Jet
The F-22 production line was famously cut short at just 186 delivered airframes out of an initial order of 750 aircraft. And earlier this year, the Air Force proposed retiring…
Move Over Stealth. America Needs Faster Jets To Beat China
As the United States reenters the realm of great power competition, America needs to maintain its technological edge in stealth, but would benefit from a renewed emphasis on speed in…
The AH-1Z Viper: Most Advanced Attack Helicopter in the World
The AH-1Z Viper is the Marine Corps’ primary rotor-wing ground attack aircraft. The AH-1Z attack helicopter provides rotary wing close air support, anti-armor, armed escort, armed visual reconnaissance and fire…
Is The F-15EX On The Brink Of Being Canceled
The F-15 Eagle was designed in the 1970s, without “a pound for air-to-ground,” meaning the plane was built strictly for air superiority. Accordingly, the original F-15 was excellent at engaging…
HH-60G Pave Hawk: A Legacy, Grounded
The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war. How Powerful is…
Here Comes The US Army’s New Helicopter Generation to Replace the Black Hawk
We will show you a new helicopter which will replace the UH-60 Black Hawk in the future. UH-60 Black Hawk Defiant X Helicopter The Defiant X is Sikorsky/Boeing’s entry into…
How the F-15E Replaced the F-16XL
The F-16XL was pitched as faster, lighter, and able to carry more, but it largely failed due to an even more sophisticated F-15E. In 1977, after the successful sale of…