President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced Ed Yeilding to the SR-71 Blackbird. Thus began a wonderful, long-lasting relationship.
When LBJ announced the development of a “super plane” capable of traveling at more than 2,000 mph, Yeilding was still in high school and living in Alabama. He couldn’t turn away from the news conference.
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Yeilding was so intrigued that he made a vow to himself that day.
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Soldiers in the 1st Cavalry Division will soon get their hands on the latest versions of the Army’s Abrams tank and the first prototypes of the infantry combat vehicle.
Soldiers with the division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Hood, Texas, will begin training with prototypes of the new XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle and M1E3 Abrams tank this fall.
Jack Buckby, NSJ
The Air Force planned to buy 100 B-21 Raiders. The head of U.S.
Michael Scanlon, Air Force Times
“In consultation with [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth], we will EXTEND the A-10 ‘Warthog’ platform to 2030,” Meink wrote
The WarZone
Collaborative Combat Aircraft will “bridge” the Marines to a family of new capabilities that could include a new stealth fighter based on F/A-XX.
Carter Johnston, Naval News
An urgent requirement for JDAM LR comes amid the depletion of various long-range strike capabilities currently fielded by the U.S. Air Force and U.S.
LaGrone, USNI N.
China controls 99 percent of the world’s primary gallium, a critical mineral and semiconductor crucial for building the microchips of the future. In 2023, it placed export controls on gallium to retaliate against American restrictions on the export of advanced chips to China. In December 2024, China escalated to an outright ban on gallium exports to the United States. The U.S. National Defense Stockpile had zero gallium reserves when that ban landed.The United States has been here before. The United States pioneered and scaled modern silicon semiconductor infrastructure.
Recent experiments placing large language models in simulated nuclear crises have produced alarming headlines. “Bloodthirsty” AI systems escalate conflicts, threaten nuclear strikes, and behave erratically under simulated pressure.
The Russian Aerospace Forces deployed Su-35 long range air superiority fighters to escort a pair of Tu-22M3 strategic bombers for a flight over the Baltic Sea on April 20. The Tu-22M3 is one of the longest ranged combat aircraft in the world, with the Su-35 being unable to accompany the aircraft throughout the duration of its flight, instead taking turns with Su-30SM fighters to perform escort duties.