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“More People Were Deported Under My Husband and Barack Obama Without Killing American Citizens,” Former First Lady Clinton Insists — “The Ideological Impulse to Try to Protect the Status Quo or Return to Making America Great Again in Some Nostalgic Past That Existed for White Men and Capitalist Enterprise Was Not Exactly Open and Welcoming to People”
Read More: “More People Were Deported Under My Husband and Barack Obama Without Killing American Citizens,” Former First Lady Clinton Insists — “The Ideological Impulse to Try to Protect the Status Quo or Return to Making America Great Again in Some Nostalgic Past That Existed for White Men and Capitalist Enterprise Was Not Exactly Open and Welcoming to People”Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Hillary Clinton defended the immigration enforcement records of past Democratic administrations while criticizing what she described as nationalist rhetoric shaping today’s debate. “More…
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How the Soviets Tried (and Failed) to Build a Supersonic Tank Killer
Read More: How the Soviets Tried (and Failed) to Build a Supersonic Tank KillerDuring the Cold War, the Soviet Union pursued an ambitious goal: build a fast, heavily armed jet that could stop NATO tank formations in their tracks. The result was…
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The Forgotten U.S. Jet That Took Off Like a Helicopter
Read More: The Forgotten U.S. Jet That Took Off Like a HelicopterLong before vertical takeoff jets became a real-world success, one American aircraft quietly laid the groundwork. The Ryan XV-5 Vertifan was an ambitious project that aimed to give jets…
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This Giant F-4 Phantom RC Jet Just Took Over U.S. Skies
Read More: This Giant F-4 Phantom RC Jet Just Took Over U.S. SkiesThere are RC jets, and then there’s this. CARF Models just brought their massive F-4 Phantom II to American skies for the first time, and it’s causing a stir…
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The A-12 Avenger II, The Project So Expensive It Ended an Era
Read More: The A-12 Avenger II, The Project So Expensive It Ended an EraThe A-12 Avenger II was supposed to be the Navy’s next-generation stealth bomber. With its sharp triangle shape and radar-evading design, it looked like something out of the future.…
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The Rise of Hydrogen-Electric Jets: Zero-Emission Flight Is Closer Than You Think
Read More: The Rise of Hydrogen-Electric Jets: Zero-Emission Flight Is Closer Than You ThinkZero-emissions flight isn’t just an idea anymore—it’s actually happening. Hydrogen-electric jets are starting to challenge what we’ve come to expect from air travel, combining clean energy with real performance.…
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This Jet Fighter Had No Pilot, No Cockpit—and Flew Just Fine
Read More: This Jet Fighter Had No Pilot, No Cockpit—and Flew Just FineIn October 2023, the U.S. Marine Corps pulled off something that felt like science fiction. Their XQ-58A Valkyrie—a sleek, unmanned jet—took to the skies at Eglin Air Force Base…
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How a $500 Drone Could Bring Down a $50 Million Jet
Read More: How a $500 Drone Could Bring Down a $50 Million JetIn modern warfare, cost isn’t everything—but it’s becoming a serious problem for militaries around the world. As commercial-grade drones become cheaper and more capable, they’re starting to threaten high-end…
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Could the SR-71 Blackbird Outrun Today’s Missiles?
Read More: Could the SR-71 Blackbird Outrun Today’s Missiles?The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird remains one of the most iconic aircraft ever built. Designed to fly faster than a speeding missile and higher than nearly anything else in the…
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The Jet With No Tail That Still Outsmarted Radar
Read More: The Jet With No Tail That Still Outsmarted RadarIn the early 1980s, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Corporation launched a groundbreaking project: the Tacit Blue aircraft. With no traditional tail and an unusual boxy shape, it…
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The Stealth Helicopter the World Was Never Meant to See
Read More: The Stealth Helicopter the World Was Never Meant to SeeOn the night of May 1, 2011, two helicopters carrying Navy SEALs lifted off from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, embarking on a mission to eliminate Osama bin Laden. These helicopters, later…
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Zane Clark
Zane Clark is a writer whose interest in national affairs began at age 11, during a birthday ride in a 1966 Piper 180C that sparked an early curiosity about history and current events. That first moment of perspective grew into a lasting fascination with the people, conflicts, and decisions influencing the nation’s direction. Today, Zane brings clear, informed storytelling to Altitude Post, covering everything from major events to the individuals helping shape the country’s future. When he’s not writing, he’s researching history, following current developments, spotting aircraft, attending airshows or exploring the stories behind the headlines.



















