Category Archives: History
The Pentagon Reformers
The Reformers went by many names, “Pentagon Reformers”, “Military Reformers”, the “Defense Reform Movement”, and probably others, although the last was the most common. Coming to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they unsuccessfully challenged the buildup of military equipment in the Reagan and later Carter administrations. Accurate, fair accounts of the Reformers […]
The Strategic Aspect of Supercruising Flight
THE STRATEGIC ASPECT OF SUPERCRUISING FLIGHT BY Ben R. Rich For Delivery at the SUPERCRUISE MILITARY AIRCRAFT DESIGN CONFERENCE 17 through 20 February 1976 THE STRATEGIC ASPECT OF SUPERCRUISING FLIGHT The vulnerability of aircraft to missiles and radar controlled guns was vividly demonstrated in the 1973 Mid East War where 443 aircraft were destroyed in […]
Victory Day
Happy Victory Day! No stream today… but try out some of the platforms you see in this parade in Command!