Jack Buckby

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Japan Is Building a $13,000,000,000 Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure to Escape the Strait of Hormuz Oil Crisis — Kawasaki Just Launched a 30% Hydrogen Engine

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has begun commercial sales of the world’s first large gas engine that can burn up to 30% hydrogen blended with natural...

Jack BuckbyMay 12, 2026

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Gaither/Released)

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The U.S. Navy’s Only Forward-Deployed Aircraft Carrier Just Left Yokosuka With 3,100 Sailors as China Expands Its Own Carrier Fleet

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington departed Yokosuka Naval Base on Sunday ahead of what appear to be pre-deployment sea trials and preparations...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

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‘Families Are Hurting’: The USS Gerald R. Ford’s Record Aircraft Carrier Deployment Comes With a Painful Price Tag

The USS Gerald R. Ford has now spent more than 10 months deployed since leaving Naval Station Norfolk in June 2025, making it the...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

Dollars and Sense

The World Is Losing 100,000,000 Barrels of Oil Per Week — Even the IEA’s Largest-Ever Strategic Reserve Release Cannot Keep Up

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warned Monday that the world is losing approximately 100 million barrels of oil per week. Tanker traffic through the...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

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The U.S. Navy Now Needs 15 Years to Build Just 1 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

The U.S. Navy has delayed delivery of the USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) aircraft carrier by 2 years. The fourth Ford-class carrier will now deliver...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

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Britain Spent £686,000,000 to Build the GCAP Stealth Fighter With Italy and Japan — Now 4,000 Engineers Could Be Redeployed in 10 Weeks

Britain’s Global Combat Air Program faces a 10-week funding deadline. The current bridge funding for GCAP — the 6th-generation stealth fighter shared with Italy...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, takes off during Checkered Flag 23-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 4, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 23-1 iteration of the exercise was held Oct. 31 - Nov. 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier)

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For 20 Years, the F-22 Raptor Couldn’t Carry External Fuel Tanks Without Losing Stealth — Lockheed Just Solved That Problem

At the Air & Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in February 2026, Lockheed Martin publicly displayed a production-representative scale model of what it informally...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

U.S. Air Force Airmen load a munition onto an F-35 Lightning II in preparation to conduct a scenario during Checkered Flag 24-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 1, 2023. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

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The F-35’s Combat Radius Is 670 Miles — Northern Japan to the Taiwan Strait Is 1,200 Miles, and China Knows It

Summary and Three Key Points: On March 28, 2026, the 13th Fighter Squadron’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at Misawa Air Base in northern...

Jack BuckbyMay 10, 2026

F-14D Tomcat Fighter Image from National Security Journal

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Grumman Built an F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Air Force Colors in 1972 — But the Air Force Chose the F-15 Eagle Instead

In 1972, Grumman built a full-scale mock-up of an F-14 Tomcat painted in U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) markings at its Calverton...

Jack BuckbyMay 9, 2026

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Jack Buckby

Dollars and Sense

Japan Is Building a $13,000,000,000 Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure to Escape the Strait of Hormuz Oil Crisis — Kawasaki Just Launched a 30% Hydrogen Engine

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Only Forward-Deployed Aircraft Carrier Just Left Yokosuka With 3,100 Sailors as China Expands Its Own Carrier Fleet

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘Families Are Hurting’: The USS Gerald R. Ford’s Record Aircraft Carrier Deployment Comes With a Painful Price Tag

Dollars and Sense

The World Is Losing 100,000,000 Barrels of Oil Per Week — Even the IEA’s Largest-Ever Strategic Reserve Release Cannot Keep Up

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Now Needs 15 Years to Build Just 1 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Britain Spent £686,000,000 to Build the GCAP Stealth Fighter With Italy and Japan — Now 4,000 Engineers Could Be Redeployed in 10 Weeks

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

For 20 Years, the F-22 Raptor Couldn’t Carry External Fuel Tanks Without Losing Stealth — Lockheed Just Solved That Problem

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35’s Combat Radius Is 670 Miles — Northern Japan to the Taiwan Strait Is 1,200 Miles, and China Knows It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Grumman Built an F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Air Force Colors in 1972 — But the Air Force Chose the F-15 Eagle Instead

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