Christian D. Orr is a former Air Force officer, Federal law enforcement officer, and private military contractor (with assignments worked in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, Japan, Germany, and the Pentagon). Chris holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California (USC) and an M.A. in Intelligence Studies (concentration in Terrorism Studies) from American Military University (AMU). He has also been published in The Daily Torch and The Journal of Intelligence and Cyber Security. Last but not least, he is a Companion of the Order of the Naval Order of the United States (NOUS).
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After 25 years of deep refurbishment, Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has completed initial sea trials, boasting 176+...
Key Points and Summary – New images—flagged by TWZ’s Tyler Rogoway—appear to show China’s Shenyang J-50 (J-XDS) in unprecedented detail. -If authentic, they confirm...
Key Points and Summary – Commissioned in 1977, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is the second Nimitz-class nuclear supercarrier and one of the Navy’s...
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works is moving from iconic manned jets to advanced drones with Vectis, a stealthy Collaborative Combat...
Key Points and Summary – Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers keep the proven DDG-51 hull but add game-changing tech: the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air & Missile...
Key Points and Summary – YF-23 “Black Widow II” chief configurator Darold Cummings has sketched three upgrade tracks to push the F-35 beyond today’s...
Key Points and Summary – Europe might be souring on the F-35. Spain and Portugal are pivoting toward Eurofighter/FCAS or caution, and Switzerland’s deal...