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The U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber’s Most Important ‘Weapon’: A Toilet
01/15/2026

The U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber’s Most Important ‘Weapon’: A Toilet

Summary and Key Points – The B-2 Spirit’s edge is not only stealth and precision strike—it is human endurance engineered into the jet. -A compact chemical toilet and onboard food and water keep a two-person crew functional on missions that can run 30+ hours, where fatigue and cognitive decline...

New Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar Might Have ‘Technical Complications’
01/15/2026

New Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar Might Have ‘Technical Complications’

Summary and Key Points: Rumors surrounding the SR-72 Darkstar persist, but the lack of recent public updates raises two competing explanations: extreme secrecy or a quiet fade-out driven by cost and performance risk. -The core barrier is technical: sustaining hypersonic flight demands breakthroughs....

Military Quote of the Day by Sun Tzu: ‘The experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he…’
01/15/2026

Military Quote of the Day by Sun Tzu: ‘The experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he…’

Summary and Key Points: A set of core lessons from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is presented as practical guidance that extends beyond warfare into business, politics, and personal decision-making. -After a brief sketch of Sun Tzu’s uncertain historical biography and the tradition linking him to the...

The JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Has a Message for Canada and the F-35
01/15/2026

The JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Has a Message for Canada and the F-35

Summary and Key Points: Canada is described as reconsidering its fighter fleet plan as Saab pushes a Gripen-centered alternative to the F-35, framed around job creation and building Canada into a manufacturing and export hub. -The proposal reportedly hinges on Ottawa buying 72 JAS 39 Gripen jets and...

Mr. Unstoppable: The Air Force’s ‘F-22 Super’ Fighter Is Coming
01/14/2026

Mr. Unstoppable: The Air Force’s ‘F-22 Super’ Fighter Is Coming

Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor is portrayed as the benchmark for air superiority and stealth, with renewed attention after President Trump floated an “F-22 Super” modernization. -The jet’s longevity is driven less by airframe limits and more by force-management choices, especially bec...

The Saab 36 Mach 2 ‘Nuclear’ Bomber Has a Message for the Air Force
01/14/2026

The Saab 36 Mach 2 ‘Nuclear’ Bomber Has a Message for the Air Force

Summary and Key Points: Sweden’s Saab 36 was a Cold War-era concept for a Mach 2, high-altitude nuclear delivery aircraft designed to preserve neutrality through self-reliant deterrence. -Envisioned as a large delta-wing, twin-engine platform with long-range strike ambitions comparable in concept ...

The Iran F-14 Tomcat Fighter Questions The Pentagon Just Can’t Answer
01/14/2026

The Iran F-14 Tomcat Fighter Questions The Pentagon Just Can’t Answer

Summary and Key Points: Uncertainty over Iran’s remaining F-14 Tomcat fleet is framed as a lingering regional concern: how many jets exist, what condition they’re in, and whether they can still be flown and fought after decades of sustainment challenges. -The argument suggests Iran could be rely...

U.S. Military Is Preparing to Seize Dozens of Oil Tankers In Move Against Russia
01/14/2026

U.S. Military Is Preparing to Seize Dozens of Oil Tankers In Move Against Russia

Summary and Key Points: U.S. authorities filed warrants authorizing the seizure of dozens more tankers tied to Venezuelan oil exports and Russia, building on actions that have already placed five vessels under U.S. control since the January 3 operation that captured and extradited Nicolás Maduro. -...

The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Can Even Attack ‘Beneath the Earth’
01/14/2026

The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Can Even Attack ‘Beneath the Earth’

Summary: The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Keeps Getting Upgraded -After 36 years, the B-2 Spirit is presented as a stealth bomber kept lethal by continuous modernization—faster processing, digital cockpit changes, improved sensors, upgraded fire control, and expanded weapon options. -Recent combat us...

New ‘Ferrari’ F-35 Fighter Is Getting So Many Big Upgrades It Could Fly Until 2070s
01/14/2026

New ‘Ferrari’ F-35 Fighter Is Getting So Many Big Upgrades It Could Fly Until 2070s

Summary: Ferrari F-35 Could Fly To 2070s…If It Does Fly -Lockheed Martin is proposing a “fifth-generation-plus” F-35 that borrows technologies developed during its sixth-generation work, framed by CEO Jim Taiclet as turning the jet into a “Ferrari.” -The concept emphasizes upgraded stealth...

U.S. Army Quote of the Day By Dwight D. Eisenhower: ‘The only way to win the next world war is to…’
01/14/2026

U.S. Army Quote of the Day By Dwight D. Eisenhower: ‘The only way to win the next world war is to…’

Quote of the Day: Thanks to General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower Synopsis: Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warning that the next world war must be prevented is framed against the 1956 Cold War shocks of political upheaval inside the Soviet sphere, including unrest in Poland and the crushed Hungarian ...

Army Quote of the Day from General Patton: ‘Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack ...
01/14/2026

Army Quote of the Day from General Patton: ‘Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and…’

Army Quote of the Day by General George S. Patton Key Points and Summary – George S. Patton’s wartime philosophy centered on relentless offense, arguing that initiative and pressure win wars faster than cautious defense. -Patton paired that aggression with a practical understanding of mechanized...

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