Last July, I spent two days at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force outside Dayton, Ohio, walking among the aircraft that represent the roads American airpower chose not to take. I literally took almost 4,000 pictures, yes, I am serious. I stood close to the Boeing X-32, the Northrop YF-23, and the strange little YF-118G Bird of Prey — you can get right up next to most of these machines, even if you can’t quite stand beneath all of them — and the photographs I shot that day run throughout this piece.
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As a student of military history, a passion of mine even before attending the U.S. Air Force Academy where that passion intensified, I have always been interested in unique military stories, no matter the uniform, no matter the war.
So, when offered to read Stream 3.0, I did not say no, as I had heard of the operation and wanted to know more.
Summary and Key Points: DARPA and the U.S. Air Force are developing Next Generation Responsive Strike, a reusable hypersonic strike aircraft designed to fly above Mach 5, penetrate advanced air defenses, conduct strike or ISR missions, and return for reuse. The concept points to a major shift in American air warfare, away from relying mainly on stealth and toward speed, altitude, maneuverability, and rapid response. Some defense analysts argue NextRS should take priority over the F-47 NGAD fighter.
Summary and Key Points: For decades, American warplanes ruled the skies against enemies who could barely shoot back. That era is ending — and the war in Iran has laid bare how exposed older, non-stealthy fighters are to modern air defenses. Now the U.S. Navy has tested its answer, and it’s a clever one. Engineers took the ordinary JDAM — a cheap, dumb bomb strapped with a guidance kit — bolted on foldable wings and a small jet engine, and turned it into a weapon that flies hundreds of miles, roughly twenty times farther than before.
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Emzari Gelashvili, RCD
the Beijing summit between Trump and Xi was not a breakthrough. It was not even a pause.
Ted Delicath, MWI
Americans hold institutional trust on two tracks rather than one.
Rebecca Grant, Lexington Institute
At The July NATO Summit In Turkey, Trump Should Commit To Permanent Basing Of A U.S.
Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC remains eligible to be…
Summary and Key Points: Australia’s six Collins-class submarines were meant to be the pride of its navy. Instead came defective welds, propellers too loud to hide, and a combat system so bad the Navy scrapped it for U.S. tech. By the mid-2000s, often just one of six could put to sea — then came the turnaround.
The Collins-Class Nightmare?
SSN-AUKUS. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Australia’s Collins-class submarines were supposed to be the pride of the Royal Australian Navy—stealthy, advanced, and the cornerstone of Australian undersea power.