Northrop-Grumman With Inside Track on Next-Gen Bomber?

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N-G NGB

At a cool (and covert) $2B, N-G’s Integrated Technology division has been funded to build a demonstrator which may be a twin-engine aircraft resembling an X-47B according to this AW&ST article released today. There is some discussion that an extended range, unmanned bomber will follow based on knowledge gained from the secret-demonstrator, but that runs counter to the discussion here (where the AF has said the next-gen bomber will carry nukes).

Oh, and how LO is this LO for the demonstrator supposed to be? How about an RCS of -70 dB./sq. meter — one-thousandth of the -40 dB. associated with the JSF, and one-tenth that of a mosquito. Literally a gnat’s ass…

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New START – “YES”

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On 13 April 2010, the Presidents of the United States and Russia signed the collection of agreements and protocols which aggregated have been popularly called “New START,” following on the heels of the first START treaty, signed by President Bush and Secretary Gorbachev in July 1991, and the Moscow, signed by Presidents George W. Bush…

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The Doolittle Raid – 70 Years Later: Naval Officers and Planning

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Here and elsewhere much has been written of the Doolittle raid, from the bookstand to Hollywood and the curriculum of War Colleges the world over.   Coming fast on the heels of the stunning blows barely four months prior a malevolent arc of destruction and defeat stretching from Pearl Harbor back across the Pacific to…

Красная звезда вторник: Red Star Tuesday

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Indian Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Competition – Down to Two Horses?

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In the beginning there were the following offerings: – From Europe: Dassault Rafale (France), Saab Gripen (Sweden) and Eurofighter Typhoon (EnglandUK/Germany) – From Russia: Mikoyan MiG-35 – From the US: Lockheed-Martin F-16IN and Boeing F/A-18E/F (initially not invited but still bid by Boeing) 126 aircraft – 18 initial direct purchase, the remainder local manufacture under…