Jack Buckby

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35 Stealth Fighter Costs More Than Some Countries

Article Summary – The F-35 Lightning II is praised as the world’s most advanced stealth fighter and attacked as a $2 trillion budget sink....

Jack BuckbyNovember 24, 2025

(April 14, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, prepares to onload cargo during a replenishment-at-sea between the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). John C. Stennis is underway with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 conducting routine, tailored ships training availability and final evaluation problem. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Ford/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

$120,000,000,000 ‘Floating Coffin’: Is the Age of the Aircraft Carrier Sinking Fast?

Article Summary – Critics argue that in an era of cheap drones and long-range “carrier-killer” missiles, $13-billion Ford-class carriers are oversized targets. -But that’s...

Jack BuckbyNovember 24, 2025

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, conducts aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a bomber task force mission over the Indian Ocean Nov. 10, 2025. BTF missions familiarize aircrew with air bases and operations in different areas of operations to enable strategic access in an effort to deter global conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cedrique Oldaker)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Disaster? Why the B-1B Lancer Bomber Would Be Annihilated In a China War

Article Summary – The B-1B Lancer’s 2025 deployment to Misawa Air Base isn’t about flying straight into China’s dense A2/AD kill zone—it would not...

Jack BuckbyNovember 24, 2025

U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Bentley signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Nov. 30, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG 9), is conducting integrated training exercises in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘Sir, We Have Been Hit’: A Tiny Nuclear Submarine ‘Sank’ $4.5 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

Article Summary – In 2015, the French nuclear attack sub Saphir slipped through the screen of USS Theodore Roosevelt’s carrier strike group during an...

Jack BuckbyNovember 23, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Navy Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis ‘Out Action’ for 5 Years

Article Summary – America’s aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of U.S. sea power, but the system that keeps them afloat is cracking. Multi-year overhauls...

Jack BuckbyNovember 23, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

HiMat Is the Strange Fighter Drone Weapon You Never Heard of

Article Summary – In October 2025, an F-22 pilot directly controlled an MQ-20 Avenger drone, a headline-grabbing first for manned–unmanned teaming. -But the conceptual...

Jack BuckbyNovember 22, 2025