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Kris Osborn • 1945
7th Generation Fighter Could Be 'Hypersonic' Shooting Lasers in Space
As the U.S. Air Force develops its NGAD 6th-gen fighter, speculation is already mounting about what a 7th-generation aircraft might look like.
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Joseph Trevithick • The WarZone
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
The U.S. Army now has at least five named programs seeking new anti-air interceptors of various tiers to collectively address everything from...
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Logan Pierce • DefenseFeeds
Why the Navy's X-47B Drone Was Never Fielded
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Justin Bronk • Foreign Affairs
The Real Lesson of the Iran War
When Airpower Wins, and When It Doesn't
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H. Seck • Defense News
Drone Carrying M250 Machine Gun Completes Firing Test
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Lauren C. Williams • Defense One
X-BAT Unmanned Fighter Jet to Fly Within Months
The Navy is kicking in $150 million to further develop the X-BAT
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Todd South • Air & Space Forces Magazine
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Will Integrate onto B-52
The Air Force's B-52 bomber may soon be able to carry up to 20 stealthy long-range anti-ship missiles
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