May 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The XB-70 Valkyrie Could Reach Mach 3 at 70,000 Feet With 6 Engines — Friction Heated Its Skin to 600°F

The Air Force commissioned the XB-70 Valkyrie in the late 1950s to drop nuclear bombs from Mach 3 at 70,000 feet. North American Aviation...

Isaac SeitzMay 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Britain Spent £686,000,000 to Build the GCAP Stealth Fighter With Italy and Japan — Now 4,000 Engineers Could Be Redeployed in 10 Weeks

Britain’s Global Combat Air Program faces a 10-week funding deadline. The current bridge funding for GCAP — the 6th-generation stealth fighter shared with Italy...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

The Lockheed D-21 was a Mach 3.3 reconnaissance drone. Lockheed’s Skunk Works built it in the early 1960s. Its mission: photograph China’s Lop Nor...

Brandon WeichertMay 11, 2026

Ukraine War

For 5 Straight Months, Russia Has Lost More Soldiers Than It Can Replace — Ukraine Is Now Retaking Ground

The Institute for the Study of War reports Russia has lost substantial territory in Ukraine for the first time since the summer of 2024....

Reuben JohnsonMay 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35B Stealth Fighter Has ‘Russian Technology’ That Makes It a Powerhouse

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the world’s first supersonic VTOL aircraft. The Soviet Union built four prototypes between 1987 and 1991. It was designed to...

Steve BalestrieriMay 11, 2026

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) participates in a photo exercise alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy during Operation NANOOK (OP NANOOK), Aug. 18, 2024. OP NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' annual series of Arctic exercises designed to enhance defense capabilities, ensure the security of northern regions, and improve interoperability with Allied forces. Black participated in the operation alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian and Danish Allies to bolster Arctic readiness and fulfill each nation's defense commitments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rylin Paul)

Dollars and Sense

JPMorgan Iran Warning: Global Oil Reserves Will Hit ‘Operational Stress’ Levels by August From the Strait of Hormuz Blockade

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for over two months due to the Iran war. The damage is spreading well beyond oil...

Harrison KassMay 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

2,124 MPH Fact: The SR-71 Blackbird Crossed the U.S. in 64 Minutes on Its Final Flight — The Record Still Stands

On March 6, 1990, U.S. Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Ed Yielding and Reconnaissance Systems Officer Joseph Vida flew an SR-71 Blackbird on its...

Brandon WeichertMay 11, 2026

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Dollars and Sense

Hormuz Oil Crisis: 1,000,000,000 Barrels Have Vanished From the Global Market Due To Iran War — Pakistan Has Only 20 Days of Supply Left

Up to 1 billion barrels of oil supply have been removed from the global market. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

China’s H-20 stealth bomber program remains shrouded in secrecy. No prototype has been publicly displayed. No first flight has been confirmed. Yet the Pentagon’s...

Kris OsbornMay 11, 2026

National Security Journal

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The XB-70 Valkyrie Could Reach Mach 3 at 70,000 Feet With 6 Engines — Friction Heated Its Skin to 600°F

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Britain Spent £686,000,000 to Build the GCAP Stealth Fighter With Italy and Japan — Now 4,000 Engineers Could Be Redeployed in 10 Weeks

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

Ukraine War

For 5 Straight Months, Russia Has Lost More Soldiers Than It Can Replace — Ukraine Is Now Retaking Ground

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35B Stealth Fighter Has ‘Russian Technology’ That Makes It a Powerhouse

Dollars and Sense

JPMorgan Iran Warning: Global Oil Reserves Will Hit ‘Operational Stress’ Levels by August From the Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

2,124 MPH Fact: The SR-71 Blackbird Crossed the U.S. in 64 Minutes on Its Final Flight — The Record Still Stands

Dollars and Sense

Hormuz Oil Crisis: 1,000,000,000 Barrels Have Vanished From the Global Market Due To Iran War — Pakistan Has Only 20 Days of Supply Left

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

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