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 – Lockheed’s YF-22 wasn’t the inevitable winner of the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter contest. -Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow II”...
Key Points and Summary: The A-10 Warthog was literally built around its GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barrel cannon that spits depleted-uranium rounds at nearly...
Key Points and Summary – The MBDA Meteor is Europe’s premier beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, built around an active radar seeker, two-way datalink, and a...
Key Points and Summary – The Alaska-class battlecruisers were conceived as “cruiser killers” to hunt German and Japanese heavy cruisers, splitting the difference between...