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 – At $13.3B, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the Navy’s largest, most advanced carrier, fielding EMALS, Advanced Arresting Gear,...
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force’s External Heavy-Stores Pylon program (about $50M in FY26) will equip B-1B Lancers with new load-adaptable pylons,...
Key Points and Summary – Dassault’s Super Étendard is a compact, carrier-born strike fighter that punched far above its weight. -Its global coming-out was...
Key Points and Summary – France’s nuclear-powered carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) just underscored Paris’s blue-water credibility with a long Indo-Pacific deployment, exercising...
Key Points and Summary – Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow II” was arguably faster, longer-ranged, and stealthier than the YF-22, but Lockheed’s jet won with...
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed’s SR-72 “Darkstar” is a dazzling but unnecessary luxury. -Despite promises of Mach-6 speed, TBCC propulsion, high-altitude survivability, stealth,...
Key Points and Summary – China mirrors U.S. programs with the H-20 stealth bomber, a flying-wing design intended for global conventional and nuclear strike....