Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy originally planned 32 Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers. Only 3 were built — USS Zumwalt, USS Michael Monsoor, and USS Lyndon B. Johnson....
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Since the February 28 strikes on Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to roughly 5% of pre-war levels. That removes approximately...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy released its 30-year shipbuilding plan on Monday. The plan confirmed President Trump’s planned new battleships will be nuclear-powered. The Navy intends...
Dollars and Sense
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warned Monday that the world is losing approximately 100 million barrels of oil per week. Tanker traffic through the...
Dollars and Sense
Up to 1 billion barrels of oil supply have been removed from the global market. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most novel aircraft of the Cold War. The reconnaissance jet operated at 85,000+ feet at Mach 3+...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-22 Raptor has struggled with readiness rates throughout its service life, with numbers in recent years particularly troubling. Readiness has been a perennial...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford finally heading home after what has become the longest U.S. Navy carrier deployment since the Vietnam...
Ukraine War
The Institute for the Study of War reports Russia has lost substantial territory in Ukraine for the first time since the summer of 2024....
Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – At dawn in Moscow, Russia, a car bomb killed Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff’s...
Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – EU leaders have agreed to lend Ukraine €90bn over 2026–27 to avert a cash crunch and keep public services...
The Treaty
On Monday, US President Donald Trump stated that the US ceasefire with Iran was in jeopardy. The statement came after he received what he...
The Treaty
Three U.S. destroyers came under Iranian missile, drone, and small-craft attack Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz — day 69 of a war the...
The Treaty
China is now building something far more dangerous than a stealth fighter—a complete network-centric air combat ecosystem designed specifically to dominate the First Island...
Dollars and Sense
The “Fat Leonard” scandal is the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history. Centered on Leonard Glenn Francis, a 350-pound Malaysian defense contractor who...
Dollars and Sense
The Soviet Union built the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport to compete with the Anglo-French Concorde. The aircraft was nicknamed “Concordski” in the West. The...
Dollars and Sense
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has begun commercial sales of the world’s first large gas engine that can burn up to 30% hydrogen blended with natural...
North Korea Talk
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s reliance on North Korea is one of the clearest side-stories of the Ukraine war—and it will matter as...
North Korea Talk
Key Points and Summary – China’s new disarmament and arms-control white paper pointedly omits any commitment to North Korean denuclearization, confirming what Beijing’s behavior...
North Korea Talk
Why A Trump-North Korea Summit Might Not Happen Despite intense speculation, a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is highly...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy might consider whether to build smaller “medium” aircraft carriers alongside its Nimitz and Ford-class supercarriers. The concept is called CVV. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
2017 was not a good year for the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet. Two deadly collisions haunted the maritime branch. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers were...