Dr. Brent M. Eastwood is the author of Humans, Machines, and Data: Future Trends in Warfare. He is an Emerging Threats expert and former U.S. Army Infantry officer. You can follow him on Twitter @BMEastwood. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Foreign Policy/ International Relations.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 1946, the U.S. military conducted the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, detonating nuclear weapons against...
Key Points and Summary – The USS Oriskany (CV-34) was a highly decorated Essex-class aircraft carrier that served with distinction in the Korean and...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Project 941 Typhoon-class SSBNs were purpose-built for nuclear war under Arctic ice: dual parallel pressure hulls for survivability,...
Key Points and Summary – Turkey boasts a massive tank fleet—Leopard 2/1s, M60 variants, and M48s—yet much of it is old, diverse, and maintenance-heavy....
Key Points and Summary – The Montana class was the U.S. Navy’s unbuilt “super battleship”: larger than Iowas, with twelve 16-inch guns, thicker armor,...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s hyped MiG-41 “sixth-generation” interceptor—pitched as a Mach 4.3, ultra-stealth, nuclear-capable answer to America’s F-47 NGAD and the Navy’s...