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its biggest hurdle might be an “entrenched” Pentagon bureaucracy that military insiders fear could doom the project
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As the blockade of Operation Epic Fury continues, there are new developments in Ukraine and in defense laboratories creating new equipment for US Marines.
Despite its stealthy appearance and purported speed, many questions remain about how much of a threat Russia’s 5th-generation Su-57 Felon poses to adversaries.
Russian media reports extensively on the airframe’s performance parameters, yet little is known about its computing, weapons interfaces, sensing, and manned-unmanned teaming capabilities.
Su-57 Felon Fighter. Image Credit: X Screenshot.
Su-57 Felon Fighter from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The Su-57 looks stealthy to the observer, with its blended-wing body and rounded fuselage.
The F-47 is being developed to introduce a new generation of stealth technology.
Its blended wing-body horizontal configuration suggests a bomber-like level of stealth can be achieved with an agile, high-speed maneuverable stealth fighter jet.
NGAD F-47. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
F-47 NGAD Artist Impression. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The F-47’s purely horizontal fuselage inherently lowers the aircraft’s radar signature.
It lacks the vertical structures, sharp edges, or protruding contours that are most likely to generate a return to ground-based radar.
The sleek, bat-like design of the emerging B-21 Raider stealth bomber is understandably generating interest in the mysterious, largely “secretive” new program. Yet developers and senior Pentagon leaders have been clear in emphasizing some of its intended missions and corresponding Concepts of Operation.
Eluding enemy air defenses to penetrate and attack hostile targets is, of course, its primary mission. For years, many Air Force leaders and weapons developers have made it clear that the B-21 Raider incorporates new, paradigm-changing stealth technologies.
As photographs of the first “two” U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider bombers blast onto the public scene, most observers can only speculate about the mysterious, yet paradigm-changing suite of technologies said to be woven into the platform.
By design, there is very little information available about the platform’s critical technical elements that are less visible to the observer.
Artist rendering of a B-21 Raider in a hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, one of the future bases to host the new airframe.
The Virginia-Class Submarine, Explained
With a Virginia-class Block VI under development and continued exploration of a much-discussed SSN(X) future generation attack submarine, some might be inclined to wonder just how much upgrading the Virginia-class boats can take on before a new hull is necessary.
Each new Virginia-class submarine “Block” of boats has advanced undersea attack and detection technology to new levels, to the point where Block III and Block V Virginia boats are entirely different from the earlier Blocks.
Vietnam People’s Air Force pilots are confirmed to have recently test-flown the French Rafale fighter aircraft, with analysts widely assessing that this indicates talks on a possible procurement of the aircraft have reached advanced stages. This follows reports from French media outlets in February that the French government has made concerted efforts to market the Rafale in an attempt to break into a new market that has long been dominated by Russian military equipment.