Jack Buckby

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Britain Sent Ukraine Exactly 14 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. The 1st Challenger 2 Ever Lost to Enemy Fire in the Type’s History Was Destroyed in September 2023, and Ukraine Now Fights the Survivors as Long-Range Snipers Rather Than Assault Armor.

Britain announced the Challenger 2 delivery on 14 January 2023 and crews finished training that March. The tanks went to the 82nd Air Assault...

Jack Buckby3 days ago

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem: Ukraine’s Deepest Confirmed Strike of the War Hit Two Gas Facilities in Western Siberia, Its Special Forces Say

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces flew FP-1 drones more than eighteen hundred miles to hit two gas-condensate facilities around Novy Urengoy — the war's deepest...

Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D., arrives at Andersen AFB, Guam July 26, 2017. These aircraft, and the men and women who fly and support them, provide a significant capability that enables our readiness and commitment to deterrence, provides assurances to our allies, and strengthens regional security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Very Hard After Intelligence Detected Activity at the Buried Site

Trump warned Iran not to get cute at Pickaxe Mountain after intelligence detected activity at the buried nuclear site — likely beyond the MOP's...

Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026

Donald Trump Creative Commons Photograph

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Donald Trump Needs to Thank China for Never Letting Oil Prices Hit $200 Per Barrel and Smash the US Economy

When the Iran war began, analysts warned oil could reach levels double today's — yet prices only just crossed triple digits. S&P's chief economist...

Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Trump Just Got Handed Tehran’s Own Timetable: Senior Voices in Iran Say They Will Stretch the War Past the Midterms

Trump told a Dallas convention crowd the Iran war ends right after the midterms, accusing Tehran of dragging it out to swing the election....

Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026

USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier At Sea

Dollars and Sense

The Oil Market’s Hormuz Workarounds Just Got Handed Their Own War: Threats to Kuwait and Bahrain Ports and a Refinery Fire at Jazan

The escalation is reaching the workarounds that kept crude moving: the IRGC is threatening vessels in Kuwait and Bahrain ports over U.S. cooperation, a...

Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) sails in the Philippine Sea Aug. 26, 2018 during a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. PASSEX enabled the Wasp ARG and the JMSDF a chance to practice communications and maneuvering procedures. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group is currently operating in the region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor King)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Navy Has a New Problem: Iran Claims To Have Captured a Sophisticated Drone Submarine, But the Facts Are All Over the Place

Iran's IRGC says it captured an Anduril Dive-LD underwater drone near Hormuz, mocking America's smart whale and suggesting it will reverse-engineer it. CENTCOM counters...

Jack BuckbySeptember 9, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during an air show at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2025. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations at air shows across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Central Command named four carriers struck in the Gulf of Oman and a fifth near Kharg Island. The Revolutionary Guard says it answered by...

Jack BuckbySeptember 9, 2026

Putin At a Conference Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Russia Just Looks Bad Now: Putin Keeps Hitting Ukraine With Missile After Missile and Has Almost No Way to Stop It

Hours after Russia's overnight barrage, Ukraine handed its allies a winter list: three hundred Patriots from existing stocks, five hundred air-to-air rounds, and aid...

Jack BuckbySeptember 8, 2026

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Jack Buckby

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Britain Sent Ukraine Exactly 14 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. The 1st Challenger 2 Ever Lost to Enemy Fire in the Type’s History Was Destroyed in September 2023, and Ukraine Now Fights the Survivors as Long-Range Snipers Rather Than Assault Armor.

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem: Ukraine’s Deepest Confirmed Strike of the War Hit Two Gas Facilities in Western Siberia, Its Special Forces Say

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Very Hard After Intelligence Detected Activity at the Buried Site

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Donald Trump Needs to Thank China for Never Letting Oil Prices Hit $200 Per Barrel and Smash the US Economy

Dollars and Sense

Trump Just Got Handed Tehran’s Own Timetable: Senior Voices in Iran Say They Will Stretch the War Past the Midterms

Dollars and Sense

The Oil Market’s Hormuz Workarounds Just Got Handed Their Own War: Threats to Kuwait and Bahrain Ports and a Refinery Fire at Jazan

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Navy Has a New Problem: Iran Claims To Have Captured a Sophisticated Drone Submarine, But the Facts Are All Over the Place

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Ukraine War

Russia Just Looks Bad Now: Putin Keeps Hitting Ukraine With Missile After Missile and Has Almost No Way to Stop It

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