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Fifty Years Later, the SR-71 Blackbird Is Still the Fastest Plane Ever Built
The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at ...
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
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This Top Gun-Inspired Road Trip Will Take You To 10 Of California’s Hidden Aviation Museums
This Top Gun-inspired journey will lead you to 10 hidden aviation museums in California where the skies are the limit. Let’s ...
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What to Expect From Military Hypersonic Aircraft In The Next Decade
The US government is implementing a National Defense Strategy to maintain its edge in global power dynamics. The strategy aims to reform military capabilities and create a lasting foundation for ...
6 Of The Fastest World War II Fighters, Ranked By Top Speed
World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war ...
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The US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers, naval analysts argue
The time has come for the US Navy to field a new type of ship to supplement its supercarriers: Drone flattops. They would be crewed by robots and artificial intelligence, alongside human sailors ...
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The Navy’s robot refueler is coming—even as the fleet works out integration
ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN—Deep in the hull of this aircraft carrier, there’s a space about the size of three shipping containers that’s earmarked for naval aviation’s manned-unmanned ...
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The US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers, naval analysts argue
A traditional carrier — not counting its wing of 30 to 90 manned aircraft such as the F-35C fighter — is formidably expensive: around $11 billion each for a 100,000-ton US Ford-class nuclear-powered ...