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Adios, Top Gun: The End of the Fighter Jet?
Is the old dichotomy between fighter jets and bombers becoming obsolete in air forces across the world? Yes, according to a new study, which argues small and highly maneuverable air-to-air combat planes may indeed be on their slow way out to be replaced by a new multi-role, stealthy, long-range aircraft the size of a bomber.
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Should Future Fighter Be Like A Bomber? Groundbreaking CSBA Study
WASHINGTON: America’s next war plane may look much more like a stealthy long-range bomber than a sleek, fast and maneuverable fighter.
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Putin’s Missile Could Make U.S. Attacks on Iran Nearly Impossible
This nuke deal with Iran had better work. Because the Kremlin is lifting a ban on selling a powerful air defense system to Iran that would render an airstrike on Tehran’s nuclear weapons facilities nearly impossible.
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The Sequestration Monster Myth
Defense Secretary Ash Carter warns that sequestration will make the nation “less secure.” Sen. John McCain says it will set the military “on a far more dangerous course.” And Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says it will prompt “a dramatic change in how we protect our nation.”
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Analyst: Navy Needs to Get Real on Fleet Expansion Plans
It is an annual obligation of the Navy to tell Congress how many ships it will need over the next three decades and how much they will cost.
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Nuclear Submarines: America’s New Aircraft Carriers?
A new class of nuclear-powered guided missile submarines could be the key to maintaining America’s future naval supremacy as new weapons increasingly challenge the dominance of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers.