Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The USS America (CV-66), a Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, served the Navy for 30 years — through Vietnam, the 1986...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed’s S-3 Viking — nicknamed “the Hoover” for its vacuum-like whine — spent 35 years as the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Boeing once floated one of the era’s wildest aircraft concepts: the B-1R, a version of the B-1 Lancer bomber reimagined...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Northrop’s F-89 Scorpion holds two firsts: it was the first purpose-built jet interceptor in U.S. service and the first warplane...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The Montana-class would have been the most powerful battleship the United States ever built — bigger, better-armored, and more heavily...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China may soon operate its J-35 stealth fighter from all three of its aircraft carriers — a significant upgrade to the PLA Navy. Only...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The B-1B Lancer — the supersonic Cold War bomber pilots call the “Bone” — is getting a powerful upgrade. Boeing’s new modular “Lego” pylons...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
France is building an 80,000-ton nuclear supercarrier, the FS France Libre — twice the displacement of the Charles de Gaulle and the largest warship...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: For decades, rumors claimed the U.S. had secretly built the SR-91 Aurora — a hypersonic spy plane flying at Mach...