KCLflipped into K CarsStealth Aircraft The Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet verified_publisherEsquire - By Kyle MizokamiAnd it all happened in just one year. Yes, that's mind-blowing. The U.S. Air Force revealed this week that it has secretly designed, built, and tested a new prototype fighter jet. The fighter, about which...
Sam Gutzmanflipped into Design, Gadget's, Gear, Science, & TechMilitary The B-21 Bomber Could Be the Coolest Plane Ever verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiAnd now the long-awaited Raider is finally under construction. The first two B-21 Raider bombers are currently under construction in the California desert. The Air Force’s first new bomber in more than...
AvatarTika5flipped into Odd ThingsMilitary Remembering the night two atomic bombs fell—on North Carolina verified_publisherNational Geographic - Bill NewcottSixty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, a B-52 bomber disintegrated over a small Southern town. An eyewitness recalls what happened next. Billy Reeves remembers that night in January 1961 as unseasonably...
Kristen Munroflipped into IdefenceU.S. Armed Forces How the Rugged F4F Wildcat Held the Line During World War II smithsonianmag.com - David Kindy As Joe Foss scanned the skies on January 25, 1943, he spotted a large formation of 100 Japanese bombers and escort planes flying toward Guadalcanal. …
Derrick Ashflipped into Skunk WorksSR71 Blackbird SR-71C Blackbird verified_publisherAtlas Obscura When it comes to the SR-71 and the stories surrounding the Lockheed’s Skunk Works program that created it, the mystique is undeniable. Only 32 SR-71 …
Dirtbag Danflipped into Goofballs & Ex President "Loser" TrumpMilitary Aircraft UAE confirms it signed deal to buy F-35 jets from US on last day of Trump’s term timesofisrael.com - TOI staff The United Arab Emirates confirmed on Thursday that it had inked agreements to buy up to 50 F-35 jets and other weapons from the US on former …