Nuri al-Maliki Is the Last Thing Iraq Needs
The last time Nuri al-Maliki was in power, corruption, mismanagement, extremism, and Iran ruled the…
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The OA-1K Skyraider II Has Something Very Strange on…
The Skyraider II is the first US Air Force plane since the Vietnam War to have a propeller instead…
How the B-1B Lancer Bomber Came Back from the Dead
The B-1 Lancer program was curtailed in the 1970s as an unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars. That…
Why Does the US Army Have an Air Wing?
Most of the US Army’s planes were spun off into the Air Force in 1947, but it continues to operate a…
How Internal Weapons Bays Replaced Hardpoints on Modern…
Internal bays are far harder to use than simple hardpoints—but can help to keep a stealth plane…
Why Do “Icebreaker” Ships Matter So Much?
As global warming continues and sea lanes open in the Arctic, the world’s major powers are pouring…
Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel
In the 1970s, after the Six-Day War had time to sink in, an impressive number of Western academics,…
The Navy’s Expectations for the F/A-XX Fighter Are…
Chief of Naval Operations Daryl Caudle stressed that the sixth-gen fighter jet was urgently needed…
How the USS Abraham Lincoln Is Keeping Iran Up at Night
President Trump’s deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran draws attention to the fact that…
Could Iran Defend Itself Against American Airstrikes?…
Iran simply cannot maintain total control of its airspace during a US incursion—but its legacy air…
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