Caleb Larson is an American multiformat journalist based in Berlin, Germany. His work covers the intersection of conflict and society, focusing on American foreign policy and European security. He has reported from Germany, Russia, and the United States. Most recently, he covered the war in Ukraine, reporting extensively on the war's shifting battle lines from Donbas and writing on the war's civilian and humanitarian toll. Previously, he worked as a Defense Reporter for POLITICO Europe. You can follow his latest work on X.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Australia’s decision to send 49 of its retired M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is a well-intentioned but strategically questionable...
Key Points and Summary – Largely forgotten, the X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) was an ambitious concept in the late 1990s by Lockheed Martin’s...
Key Points and Summary – The Mikoyan MiG 1.44 was a Soviet-era technology demonstrator for a fifth-generation fighter, designed in the 1980s to counter...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its B-52 Stratofortress fleet, transforming the venerable Cold War...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Tu-160 “Blackjack,” a Soviet-era supersonic bomber comparable to the US B-1B Lancer, remains a pivotal, if limited, asset...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s K-329 Belgorod, one of the world’s largest submarines, is a unique nuclear-powered platform with a dual-mission capability, creating...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC: Key Points and Summary – More powerful than Tehran’s conventional army, the IRGC is deeply involved in...