In recent years, the United States Air Force has launched a number of programs intended to replace aging aircraft with modern ones. Most of these programs are in various stages of completion; the Advanced Tactical…
Updated 7/6/2017 with grammatical corrections. Mobility, the ability to transport troops and provisions from one place to another, is critical to any military operation. While firepower may be more prominently featured in the popular imagination,…
Article updated 6/15/2017 to add information and improve readability. Also replaced image chart with a table and added a section on the Rolling Airframe Missile. The US Navy uses a variety of air defense missiles,…
Update 11/6/2017: On November 4, 2017, a Patriot missile system intercepted a Burqan 2H ballistic missile destined for the King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. This engagement, which likely prevented tens…
Article updated 7/9/2017 to increase readability. The F-22 is venerated as the world’s most advanced fighter. Employing advanced technologies such as thrust vectoring, an active electronically scanned array radar, and extensive stealth/signature reduction, the F-22 is…
In light of recent tensions with Russia and China, the US military is looking to improve its high-end combat capabilities. Long focused on fighting two wars in the Middle East against terrorist groups, the US…