Summary and Key Points: USS Boise has become the Navy’s cautionary tale: a fast-attack submarine sent to Norfolk for repairs in 2015, declared restricted...
Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest acknowledged crewed, air-breathing jet, a Cold War icon that relied on Mach 3-plus speed and extreme...
Synopsis: The Mikoyan MiG-41 (PAK DP) remains Russia’s most ambitious “paper plane,” aiming to replace the aging MiG-31. -Billed as a 6th-generation interceptor, it...
Synopsis: The Collins-class diesel-electric submarine, once plagued by noise and mechanical failures, eventually became a symbol of Australian naval stealth. -Most famously, HMAS Waller...
Synopsis: The Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for valor, has been revoked from 911 individuals since its inception. -While the 1916 Board...
Synopsis: The Lockheed Martin FB-22 was a 2000s-era proposal for a “regional bomber” derived from the F-22 Raptor. -While it shared the Raptor’s engines...
Summary and Key Points: The Trump-class battleship, the centerpiece of the “Golden Fleet,” represents a controversial return to large-scale surface combatants. -At 35,000 tons...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s ambitious railgun program has quietly faded, replaced by the pragmatic reality of hypersonic missiles and directed-energy systems....