Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: On May 29, 2026, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galați, Romania, wounding two — the first time...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: In June 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer, seven B-2 stealth bombers flew a 36-hour, 12,000-mile round trip from Missouri to strike...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran in April — the first U.S. fighter downed by ground...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The M551 Sheridan was one of the U.S. Army’s most ambitious tanks: light enough to parachute onto a battlefield, able to swim rivers, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Years before the famous SR-71 Blackbird, the CIA built the A-12 Oxcart — a top-secret Mach 3 spy plane designed...
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...
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...