An AH-56 Cheyenne during a flight test. The large stub wings and pusher propeller are clearly shown here, as well as the big greenhouse canopy over the tandem cockpit. Photo from the Robert F. Dorr Collection
Five Revolutionary American Weapons Of War That Never Happened -- National Interest
These weapons could have altered how American military organizations approached warfighting and procurement. Not all the changes would have been for the best.
Weapons die for all kinds of different reasons. Sometimes they happen at the wrong time, either in the midst of defense austerity, or with the wrong constellation of personnel. Sometimes they fall victim to the byzantine bureaucracy of the Pentagon, or to turf fights between the services. And sometimes they die because they were a bad idea in the first place. For the same reasons, bad defense systems can often survive the most inept management if they fill a particular niche well enough.
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My Comment: An impressive collection of weapons.
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Here is a mayor thing that happened early today:Russia's President Putin asks upper house of parliament to revoke the right of military intervention in Ukraine. Not sure if it is important since he can invade a country if he wants, i think this is just formal and he is doing this to avoid sanctions on Friday.
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