Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – This article, written by an Army veteran, explains the origin of the “crayon-eating Marine” joke as an inter-service “smack...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Although an icon, the F-14 Tomcat was plagued by “legitimate flaws” that made it a “logistical nightmare” for the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The M1 Abrams was developed in the 1970s for one primary reason: to defeat the new Soviet T-72, which...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 1989 defection of Soviet pilot Aleksandr Zuyev provided the West with a “windfall” of critical intelligence on the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A look at the F/A-XX, the U.S. Navy’s 6th-gen fighter, reveals it is being designed to solve the F-35C’s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Essex-class, with 24 carriers built rapidly during WWII, represents an industrial feat that “shames” modern U.S. shipbuilding, which...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 6th-generation F-47 (NGAD) is being designed to fix the “defining constraint” of the F-22 (590nm range) and F-35...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A review of the J-20 “Mighty Dragon’s” origin reveals its rapid development as a direct response to the U.S....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Fifty years after its 1974 debut, the F-14 Tomcat’s philosophy still defines air superiority. -Its “unmatched” 1,841-mile range and,...