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Russia to Threaten North America with Brand-New Bombers? Think Again
In 2007, Russia resumed its Cold War practice of sending long-range bomber patrols into international airspace along the North American coast. The patrols sparked a minor panic in certain quarters...
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Killer Drones, Jamming Jets Win Big in New Pentagon Budget
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ plan to trim around $100 billion from Pentagon accounts over the next five years — the details of which he announced today — is being billed as a budget cut....
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Two Bombers, 24 Hours, 100 Libyan Targets Destroyed
It began with an email in late February. The message, sent by air planners at the Germany headquarters of U.S. Africa Command to the 608th Air and Space Operations Center located at Barksdale Air Force...
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Sept. 1, 1939: Wehrmacht Puts the Blitz in Krieg
Germany invades Poland, starting the second European war in a generation and introducing the world to a new kind of warfare: blitzkrieg. The post Sept. 1, 1939: Wehrmacht Puts the Blitz in Krieg...
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Air Force Swears: Our Next Bomber Isn’t Too Big To Fail
The Air Force is good at destroying targets half a world away, spying on people for a long period of time and hauling goods vast distances. It’s really, really bad at keeping its planes affordable....
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Russian Drones Lag U.S. Models by 20 Years
Moscow will acquire long-range, presumably jet-powered strike drones, a Russian general promises. Like around 2040, a full two decades after the U.S. plans to deploy its own next-gen killer robots. The...
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Restoring This WWII B-29 Bomber Has Taken 300K Hours So Far
Restoring a WW2-era B-29 bomber to flying condition is no easy task. The post Restoring This WWII B-29 Bomber Has Taken 300K Hours So Far appeared first on WIRED.
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America’s Next Great Boondoggle—Er, Bomber—Is on Its Way
The B-21 bomber has been officially revealed. The post America's Next Great Boondoggle—Er, Bomber—Is on Its Way appeared first on WIRED.
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