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In 1997, the U.S. military quietly purchased 21 Soviet MiG-29 fighters from the tiny Eastern European country of Moldova—not from Russia, but from a...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan’s Taigei-class submarine—the “Big Whale”—is the first submarine class designed entirely around lithium-ion batteries, abandoning traditional Air-Independent Propulsion altogether. At just $700 million per...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was once a dominant regional naval force. But the fleet has been severely weakened, resulting in a shift from an...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler scored a simulated kill on an F-22 Raptor during a 2009 Nellis exercise—and painted a Raptor kill marking on...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Eurofighter Typhoon first entered service in the early 2000s, the product of a multinational European effort to produce a modern air superiority fighter. Originally designed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The 20:1 Paradox: Why the F-35’s Staggering Red Flag Success Still Exposed a Fatal Flaw At Red Flag 2017, the F-35 Lightning II reportedly...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Every generation, new weapons emerge that challenge the aircraft carrier, causing some to declare the floating airfields obsolete. In fact, many experts worry the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
During a massive 1999 NATO exercise, JTFEX/TMDI99, the Dutch submarine HNLMS Walrus penetrated an entire US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and delivered simulated...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, currently nearing delivery after major delays. As of recently, the Kennedy...