Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Europe’s FCAS Fighter Was Meant to Match China’s 6th-Gen Jets — France and Germany Just Killed It Manila, Philippines – The world of weapon systems development and defense procurement appears to be such an upside-down environment that it is almost made... Reuben Johnson30 minutes ago
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The USS Nimitz Is Set to Retire Next Spring after 52 Years — but the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Meant to Replace Her Is Running Years Behind Summary and Key Points: The USS Nimitz, commissioned in 1975, is scheduled to decommission next spring after nearly 52 years of service — even... Steve BalestrieriJune 2, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Satellites Just Caught China Building More Than 80 New Nuclear Launch Pads in the Desert Summary and Key Points: From space, the project seems to have no end: more than 80 new nuclear launch pads spread across thousands of... Reuben JohnsonJune 2, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier-Killer Flies at Mach 10 and Changes Course Mid-Flight — and the U.S. Navy Is Scrambling to Stop It When China rolled the DF-17 through Beijing, it was unveiling a weapon built for one purpose: to sink American carriers before they get close.... Harry J. KazianisJune 2, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Canada Says It’s Reviewing Its F-35 Purchase to Cut Its Dependence on America — but It Just Quietly Paid for 14 More of the Jets Canada and the F-35 Problem: Canada finds itself in quite a quandary. The country lies geographically above the United States, but in no way... Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Just Told Israel to Evacuate Its Northern Cities — and the Ceasefire Is Hanging by a Thread The Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel are again shadow boxing over the fate of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah has long been a proxy... Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions As the French fabulist and poet Jean de la Fontaine once wrote, “a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to... Isaac SeitzJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Russia’s Su-57, Its Only Stealth Fighter, Is Back over Ukraine — but It’s Firing Missiles from So Far Back It Never Has to Risk the Front Russia’s most advanced combat aircraft, the Su-57, appears to be back in action in Ukraine after a period of prolonged reduced activity earlier in... Jack BuckbyJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China’s DF-27 Can Sink a US Aircraft Carrier from Thousands of Miles Inland — and the Pentagon Says It Can Now Reach the American Homeland Too Summary and Key Points: China has fielded a weapon that can threaten a US aircraft carrier from a launcher sitting thousands of miles inland... Harry J. KazianisJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s Newest $13B Carrier, May Be Out of Action for 14 Months After a Deployment Plagued by Fire and Failed Plumbing After a nearly year-long deployment, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy, could be... Isaac SeitzJune 1, 2026