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Alex Hollings

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Dark Eagle: The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Explained in 1 Word

Epic: The U.S. Army recently completed a successful test of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), nicknamed Dark Eagle, which flew in a near-...

18.11.2024 3

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Alex Hollings

Eurofighter Typhoon 'Shot Down' An F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter

100-Word Summary: In 2012, German Eurofighter Typhoons outmaneuvered U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors during Red Flag exercises, stirring debate over...

30.10.2024 2

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U.S. Military Freaking Out: Why Lasers Aren’t the 'Magic Bullet' Against Hypersonic Missiles

The Problem and NOT The Solution: While lasers have long been viewed as a potential solution to advanced missile threats, current technology falls...

18.10.2024 1

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How the Eurofighter Typhoon 'Shot Down' An F-22 Raptor in a Wargame

What You Need to Know: During a 2012 Red Flag exercise, German Eurofighter Typhoons managed to defeat the formidable F-22 Raptor in a series of...

15.10.2024 2

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F-15N Sea Eagle: How the F-15 Fighter Almost Flew From Aircraft Carriers

What You Need to Know: In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy briefly considered replacing the iconic F-14 Tomcat with a modified F-15N Sea Eagle for aircraft...

07.10.2024 3

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The F-15EX Eagle II Proves You Don't 'Need' To Be a Stealth Fighter

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force's F-15EX Eagle II is set to replace the aging F-15C/D fleet, initially tasked with homeland defense, but...

28.09.2024 5

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New Barracuda Missiles: A Game-Changer in U.S. Air Military Strategy?

Summary and Key Points: Anduril Industries has unveiled its new Barracuda family of cruise missiles, designed to address the U.S. military’s...

26.09.2024 7

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Inside the U.S. Air Force's Plan to Make Sure the F-22 Raptor Dominates the Sky

Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor, the world’s first stealth fighter, is set to extend its service life into the 2030s despite its aging...

20.09.2024 2

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Super Tomcat 21: The 'New' F-14 Tomcat Fighter That Never Flew

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: In the early 1990s, Grumman proposed the "Super Tomcat for the 21st Century" (ST21) to modernize the F-14...

15.09.2024 3

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The U.S. Air Force's Light Fighter 'Dream' Has Problems

Summary: Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin has suggested a shift away from the costly, long-lasting fighter programs like the Next...

05.09.2024 6

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XF-85 Was a Real 'Parasite Fighter' (Built for a 'Flying' Aircraft Carrier)

Summary and Key Points: The XF-85 Goblin, designed by McDonnell Aircraft, was an innovative "parasite" fighter intended for deployment from "flying...

25.08.2024 3

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Mach 6 SR-72 Son of Blackbird Could Soon Become Very Real

Summary and What You Need to Know: Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 hypersonic aircraft, a successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, is advancing toward service...

22.08.2024 30

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Putin Is Freaked: Ukraine's Kursk Offensive Has Surprised the World

Summary and Key Points: Ukraine's surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region, involving up to 10,000 troops, has dramatically shifted the...

21.08.2024 2

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Alex Hollings

Dark Eagle: The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Looks Epic

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Army successfully tested the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, known as "Dark Eagle," a surface-launched hypersonic...

14.08.2024 8

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The U.S. Military Is Freaked: Lasers are No Secret Weapon Against Hypersonic Missiles

Summary and Key Points: Lasers, often depicted as the ultimate defense in science fiction, struggle to meet the real-world challenges posed by...

03.08.2024 20

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How to Make the F-16 Fighter Even Deadlier: Give It an A-10 Warthog Cannon

Summary and Key Points: In the twilight of the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force explored replacing the A-10 Thunderbolt II, known for its 30mm GAU-8...

02.08.2024 1

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Alex Hollings

XB-70 Valkyrie: The Rise and Fall of America’s Mach 3 Bomber

Summary and Key Points: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, conceived in the late 1950s, was an ambitious project to create the world's fastest and...

31.07.2024 2

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Sentinel: Should America Spend $140 Billion on a New ICBM?

The program to replace America’s aging nuclear ICBM arsenal, known as the LGM-35A Sentinel, is already projected to go at least 81 percent over...

31.07.2024 3

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How a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Barely Dodged 6 Surface-to-Air Missiles

Summary and Key Points: During the opening days of Operation Desert Storm, one American F-16 pilot overcame incredible odds by dodging not just one...

17.07.2024 3

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Alex Hollings