Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-47 Berkut was a radical, forward-swept-wing fighter built as a technology demonstrator in the 1990s. The mission was...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A July visit to the B-2A Spirit at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton is a reminder: this...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Navy’s Arleigh Burke-Class Flight III Destroyers were conceived after plans for a new cruiser died, leaving a gap...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Union built the Oscar-class (Project 949/949A) for one purpose: kill aircraft carriers at range with 24 P-700...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The “Improved” Los Angeles–class—known as the 688I—was the Navy’s decisive answer to late–Cold War threats and post–Cold War strike...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s F-35I Adir exists because the U.S. barred F-22 exports, forcing Jerusalem to seek a stealth jet it could...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The M1A2 SEPv4 aimed to keep Abrams on top by overhauling the commander’s and gunner’s sights, adding third-gen thermal...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Skunk Works’ SR-72 concept chases the Blackbird’s core idea—speed as survival—with a turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engine to take...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-117A Nighthawk was the Air Force’s answer to maturing Soviet air defenses: a low-observable, night precision-strike jet that...