Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Drone attacks from above, top-down anti-tank missiles, and hit-and-run ambushes have quietly rewritten what a main battle tank needs to survive. The U.S. Army’s...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducted a massive “elephant...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s navy is rapidly expanding its carrier fleet—with three carriers now operational and a fourth Ford-class-like supercarrier on the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 1999 simulated sinking of the USS Theodore Roosevelt by a “silent” Dutch diesel-electric submarine, HNLMS Walrus, proved that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-35 Lightning II is a “revolutionary” stealth fighter and a massive global success, with 19 nations ordering it....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Seawolf-class began as a 29-boat, deep-water “super-sub” built to stalk Soviet submarines under ice, packing HY-100 hulls, big...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China has built a layered “aircraft carrier killing” network—DF-21D/DF-26B anti-ship ballistic missiles, YJ-12/YJ-18 cruise missiles, expanding submarine forces, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Trump Administration is weighing Saudi Arabia’s request to buy up to 48 F-35s—an unprecedented shift that edges past...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard in 1943—daylight raids...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – This analysis argues that the B-21 Raider, while the most advanced bomber ever, is not a “museum piece” yet,...