... “innocent” enough questions from journalists about which company would produce the engines and whether a military index for the B-3 had been adopted, what the expert community is calling the project.
U.S. Air Force / Ben Bloker
Alexander Yermakov:
Strategic Aviation En Route to Updating
Naturally, the publication of any pictures of the LRS-B is out of the question. The Northrop B-2 Spirit was first publicly displayed almost seven years after the contract award (and one year before the first public ...
Russian and Chinese Strategic Aviation about to be Updated
Russian and Chinese Strategic Aviation about to be Updated
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US Strategic Aviation about to be Updated. Democracy delivered worldwide
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Russia is the only country in the world (with the exception of the ...
... these carrier-based long-range bombers. Both countries engaged in the development of heavy hydroplanes – nuclear bombers.
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The supersonic B-58 Hustler was retired in
January 1970
Rocket and missile engineering dealt a heavy blow to strategic aviation. It appeared that the emergence of intercontinental ballistic missiles made bombers no longer necessary. Contrary to popular belief, Khrushchev was not the only one to be “obsessed with missiles.” The emphasis on missile ...