Why Did Army and Navy Trade “Prisoners”…
The “prisoner swap”—actually the return of cadets and midshipmen to their respective schools…
Tag: North America
Who Authorizes New Nuclear Reactors in the United…
The answer is more complicated than it used to be, as multiple federal agencies are responsible for…
SBIR Reform Should Build Launchpads, Not Lifelines
SBIR reform should be judged by one question: does it turn grants into a launchpad toward real…
Will Any Plane Ever Come Close to Beating the F-22…
The F-22 Raptor could be retired well before any US adversary can build a plane that approaches its…
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…
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…
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