Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force was preparing to retire the B-1B Lancer when Operation Epic Fury began on February 28 — and the Cold War-era...
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A peanut allergy will now disqualify you from joining the U.S. Military. So will diabetes, sickle cell disease, an active cancer, a pacemaker, or...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-16 was supposed to be retired in favor of the F-35. Instead, Lockheed Martin gave the 40-year-old Fighting Falcon airframe a 4.5-generation upgrade...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Among all the tanks produced by the Soviet Union, the T-80 stands out as the black sheep of the family. Forever stuck in the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The United States Air Force’s current B-21 Raider procurement target of 100 aircraft would translate into approximately 50-60 mission-ready bombers at any given time....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2011, the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon made its first flight. Years later, the aircraft officially entered service with the Chinese military, cementing the...
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The U.S. Air Force just made a stunning reversal on the A-10 Warthog—the legendary close-air-support aircraft that was supposed to be retired by 2028...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
During World War II, the United States Navy fielded more than 100 aircraft carriers and built 24 Essex-class flat-tops in just three years between...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Ford-class represents a top-to-bottom redesign of the modern aircraft carrier. The A1B nuclear reactor delivers vastly more power than the A4W, electromagnetic catapults...