Steve Balestrieri is a National Security Columnist. He has served as a US Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer before injuries forced his early separation. In addition to writing on defense, he covers the NFL for PatsFans.com and his work was regularly featured in the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and Grafton News newspapers in Massachusetts.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Following devastating US and Israeli strikes that have crippled its nuclear infrastructure, decimated its air defenses, and killed top commanders, Iran...
Key Points – History is replete with examples of seemingly antiquated submarines successfully “sinking” advanced US aircraft carriers during naval exercises, highlighting the persistent...
Key Points – Russia has tripled the production of its most advanced operational tank, the T-90M “Proryv,” with output from the Uralvagonzavod plant potentially...
Key Points – In a 2013 NATO anti-submarine exercise, the U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine, USS Dallas (SSN-700), successfully breached the defensive screen...
Key Points – The AbramsX, a next-generation main battle tank concept from General Dynamics, aims to answer the question of whether tanks can survive...
Key Points and Summary: Despite being a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, there are significant concerns that Iran maintains a clandestine chemical weapons...
Key Points and Summary: Iran’s naval power is divided between two distinct forces with different strategies. -The regular Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN)...
Key Words and Summary: Operation Praying Mantis, the largest US surface naval battle since WWII, offers crucial lessons for the current conflict with Iran....