Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Just Delivered a Masterclass to Donald Trump As a Painful Lesson: The US Military Can’t Bomb Tehran Into Surrender While Washington keeps escalating, Iran appears to be determined to fight for as long as possible. It is, after all, a fight that will... Jack Buckby10 hours ago
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China Just Showed Off the One Capability It Was Always Missing — and It Quietly Extends Its Fighters’ Reach All the Way to U.S. Bases For years, China's air force had a glaring weakness: its fighters couldn't refuel in the air, so they couldn't reach far beyond China's coast.... Steve BalestrieriJune 30, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Won’t Give Taiwan the F-35 — Not Because It Doubts the Island, but Because It Expects China to Invade Washington has approved billions in weapons for Taiwan — F-16s, HIMARS, anti-ship missiles. But it keeps refusing the one jet Taipei has wanted for... Jack BuckbyJune 29, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Putin Just Claimed a Key Ukrainian City Is About to Fall — but Ukraine’s Soldiers Say They’re Killing 90% of the Russians Who Try Putin declared this weekend that Russian forces are close to taking Kostiantynivka, the southern anchor of Ukraine's eastern fortress belt and the gateway to... Steve BalestrieriJune 29, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Oil Prices Just Fell Back to Where They Were Before the Iran War — but the Tankers Leaving Hormuz Aren’t Being Replaced Oil prices have fallen back to where they sat before the Iran war, and tankers are streaming out of the Strait of Hormuz —... Steve BalestrieriJune 29, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Ukraine Just Torched One of Russia’s Most Important Weapons Plants — With a Missile the West Refused to Give It For three years the West held back the long-range missiles that could reach deep inside Russia. So Ukraine built its own — and the... Jack BuckbyJune 28, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Attacked a Ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Just Hit Back — and the Week-Old Ceasefire Is Cracking After an Iranian drone hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal... Harry J. KazianisJune 27, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More 22 Generals Sent Congress a Dire Warning: The Air Force Has Never Been This Old, Small, or This Unready For the first time, all 22 generals who command America's Air National Guard fighter squadrons signed one letter to Congress, warning the U.S. Air... Harry J. KazianisJune 27, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. and Iran Spent Three Days Shooting at Each Other Around the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s Why It Probably Won’t Become a War The U.S. and Iran spent three days shooting at each other around the Strait of Hormuz — Iran hit a ship, the U.S. struck... Harry J. KazianisJune 27, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More South Korea Is Joining a Club Only Six Countries Belong To — and It’s Aimed Squarely at China and North Korea South Korea is moving to build nuclear-powered attack submarines for the first time — joining an exclusive club of just six nations that operate... Harry J. KazianisJune 27, 2026