The B-1B Lancer — the supersonic Cold War bomber pilots call the “Bone” — is getting a powerful upgrade. Boeing’s new modular “Lego” pylons will let it carry up to 36 missiles, including hypersonic weapons too large for its internal bays. First built in the 1970s to penetrate Soviet airspace and revived under Reagan, the 45 remaining B-1Bs will bridge the gap until the B-21 Raider arrives — a reinvention sure to draw notice in China and Russia.
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Northrop Grumman is increasing production capacity for the B-21 Raider, hoping that the Air Force ultimately decides to buy more than the original projection of 100 aircraft. For years, 100 B-21s have been treated as the procurement benchmark, but now everyone from the Pentagon to Congress to Northrop Grumman is openly discussing larger procurement numbers. The prospective increase in B-21s reflects growing anxiety over the strategic picture in the Indo-Pacific, which may require a larger number of nuclear-capable stealth bombers.
Three months into his war with Iran, President Trump faces a fork in the road. Thousands of American and Israeli strikes have killed Iranian senior leaders, shattered Iran’s air force and navy, and attrited its missile stocks and production facilities. But the Islamic Republic remains armed and defiant. Its clerical regime is intact and in control, with hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders ascendant. After battering its Arab neighbors, U.S.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Thick yellow cables descended from the ceiling, splintering into a network of cords and computers in an otherwise nondescript room where dozens of civilian data engineers clacked keyboards, slung technical parlance and tried to fix one of the Army’s most enduring problems.
Known as “Operation Jailbreak,” an initial swarm of engineers from roughly 20 defense companies descended on Fort Carson earlier this month with the overall goal of getting the Army’s vast stable of disparate military systems to talk to each other.
Last-second drama, massive hits and big-time tr
A new set of Marines is now waiting as the “immediate crisis response force” in Latin America, Marine Corps officials said Friday, as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit replaced the 22nd MEU in the Caribbean.
Roughly 1,300 Marines from the 24th MEU are now deployed to the area, Marine officials said, as part of Operation Southern Spear, the Pentagon’s ongoing mission to stem drug trafficking in the region. While MEUs often are embarked on Navy amphibious ships, the 24th is deployed as Littoral Combat Force-24 at the recently reopened Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico.
Five Ways The YF-23 Black Widow Was Better Than The F-22 Raptor
The Advanced Tactical Fighter program was born in 1981 out of a straightforward Cold War problem. The U.S. Air Force needed a fighter that could dominate the skies against the next generation of Soviet aircraft, the MiG-29 Fulcrum and the Su-27 Flanker, and whatever Moscow built after them.
The requirements were demanding for the era.
Summary and Key Points: On October 3, 1967, test pilot William “Pete” Knight flew the rocket-powered X-15 to Mach 6.7 — about 4,520 mph — a speed no crewed aircraft has matched in nearly 60 years.
-Dropped from a B-52 over the Mojave, the X-15 was part airplane, part rocket, part spacecraft, reaching the edge of space on a single rocket burn before gliding home.
-Its 12 pilots included Neil Armstrong, and its data helped shape Apollo and the Space Shuttle.
-We visited this plane back in July, 2025 and took some amazing pictures we have included below.
Even if the Trump administration secures a 60-day ceasefire that reopens the Strait of Hormuz, the world will still suffer economic damage from the month-long closure. By the way, the current deal will allow Iran up to 30 days to reopen the strait.
The Strait May Reopen, But the Damage Is Done
There are no indications yet that Tehran is interested in reopening that strategic chokepoint quickly. But, for the sake of argument, let’s say for a moment that the Iranians do reopen the Strait quickly.
Unfortunately, all of us will feel the economic burn irrespective of the Strait’s reopening.
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