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Why Does the B-2 Spirit Bomber Cost So Much to Fly?
The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining…
How the Soviet Union Accidentally Helped America Build…
The groundbreaking “Have Blue” design, which ultimately became the F-117 Nighthawk, relied heavily…
How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Revolutionized…
The AV-8B Harrier is now nearly retired—but its mission profile will live on in the F-35B Lightning…
Primed To Lead Israel
“In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles,” Israel’s first prime minister,…
Facing Sanctions, Putin’s Shadow Fleet Keeps Russia…
Russia has used its Shadow Fleet to export seized Ukrainian grain, as well as oil. Since Russian…
To Offset China, the US Must Engage with the Caspian…
The Donald Trump administration’s recent slew of deals in Central Asia must be accompanied by the…
Why Are All Modern Fighter Jets “Multirole” Aircraft?
As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to…
How Are Modern Aircraft Wings Designed?
Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw…
Maneuver in the Marketplace: The Changing Economic…
Western militaries must adapt to the evolving role of the private sector, leveraging commercial…
B-52 Bombers Join Japan Jets Amid Rising China Tensions
The United States Air Force did not announce the deployment of two B-52s to Japan, and it is unclear…
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