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From B-52 to Tu-160: 10 massive bomber planes that changed long-range warfare
Strategic bombers have long been among the largest and most powerful aircraft ever built, ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN
US Air Force’s 6th-gen B-21 stealth bomber spotted refueling mid-air in a first
New images circulating online appear to show the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation B-21 Raider ...
Combat aircraft often take decades to design and are based on strategic assumptions that rarely align with actual future conflicts. Many Cold War interceptors designed for nuclear bomber threats ...
Military aircraft have set the tempo for technological advancements. What about the airframes that were well ahead of their time?
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DARPA's High-Speed VTOL SPRINT Aircraft Receives X-76 X-Plane Designation
DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...
The Northrop B-2 lacks a tail because it emphasizes stealth over maneuverability and is designed for deep penetration strikes ...
The stealth plane has gained a mysterious and iconic status over its nearly four-decade history. It’s the plane that the U.S.
The U.S. Air Force now operates three distinct bomber aircraft, all of which can trace their development back to the Cold War ...
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