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U.S. Army Plans Massive Increase in Its Use of Drones
The shift to more small unmanned aircraft is based on lessons from Ukraine battlefield.
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Lockheed D-21: America’s Fastest Drone from the Cold War
Lockheed launched one of the most ambitious secret projects in aviation history: the D-21 drone. Designed to fly faster than ...
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Why the Air Force Can’t Wait to Retire Its Legendary U-2 Spy Plane
The U-2 Dragon Lady is one of the most consequential planes ever built. Unfortunately, it’s also notoriously difficult to fly ...
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Why the SR-71 Blackbird is the Epitome of Cold War Spycraft
“Faster than a speeding bullet” may bring to mind a certain superhero from the planet Krypton, but it was literally true of the SR-71 Blackbird, the sleek, stealthy Air Force spy plane taken ...
Global arms spending made biggest post-Cold War jump in 2024: Report
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Global military spending surged to an unprecedented $2.72 trillion in 2024, jumping 9.4% from the ...
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Nevada Guard supports repatriation ceremony for WWII flier
“Airmen aboard other aircraft flying in formation with 'Little Joe' did not ... Germany fell under Soviet Union control during the Cold War. For nearly four decades, this played a role in U.S. access ...