https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/for-wars-of-the-future-pentagon-looks-to-distant-past-the-b-52#&_intcmp=hp1r_26,hp1r
It is interesting to read about the upgrades planned for the B-52, but also the thinking that goes on in the Pentagon.
Our safety rests in the hands of idiots.
I'm trying to think of another piece of equipment the US military has been using since 1948 but I'm blanking.
Quote from: Gusington on January 25, 2021, 12:30:45 PM
I'm trying to think of another piece of equipment the US military has been using since 1948 but I'm blanking.
How about one thats been in use since the 1930s? Seems the M2 machine gun is still in use. And one from 1933 was found in 2011 still in active use (https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/oldest-m2-browning-50-caliber-mg-still-in-service/383060).
^Haha! Now that's what I'm talking about.
Quote from: Gusington on January 25, 2021, 12:30:45 PM
I'm trying to think of another piece of equipment the US military has been using since 1948 but I'm blanking.
Many Ma Deuces and perhaps some recoiless rifles.
there are very few pieces of those planes that are original.
theyve been reskinned, re-engined, new avionics... most of it except perhaps some of the main structural framing.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a8/71/c3/a871c3f0b33784b09ee7ee25a5bb9bdb.png)
^Haha awesome