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
The U.S. Navy will deactivate the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise after spending $800,000,000 on an overhaul. The USS Boise has been pier-side...
Brazil deliberately scuttled its aircraft carrier 350 kilometers off the Atlantic coast in February 2023. The carrier was loaded with asbestos and other hazardous...
The Soviet K-219 nuclear ballistic missile submarine sank in the North Atlantic off the coast of Bermuda in October 1986. The Yankee-class submarine rests...
The F-22 Raptor has struggled with readiness rates throughout its service life, with numbers in recent years particularly troubling. Readiness has been a perennial...
In 1981, General Dynamics began flight testing the F-16XL — a radical “cranked-arrow” delta-wing variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with approximately twice the...
Summary and Three Key Points: The U.S. Army’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request includes just 19 XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicles — the latest...
Paramount Pictures formally confirmed Top Gun 3 at CinemaCon in April 2026, with Tom Cruise officially returning, Jerry Bruckheimer back as producer, and Ehren...