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Kris Osborn • Warrior Maven
SR-72 Mach 6 "Dark Star" to Fly With 6th-Gen F-47
Could the arrival of the ultra-strealthy F-47 and soon to exist F/A-XX lead some Pentagon decision makers to re-evaluate the merits of producing...
09/11/25Read it on Warrior Maven3w ago
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...
3w agoRead it on The WarZone10/14/26
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
10/14/26Read it on Foreign Affairs10/13/26
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H. Seck • Defense News
Drone Carrying M250 Machine Gun Completes Firing Test
10/13/26Read it on Defense News
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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
10/09/26Read it on Defense One10/09/26
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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