Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Lockheed S-3 Viking was the only purpose-built, carrier-based, jet-powered submarine hunter the U.S. Navy ever flew. From 1974 to 2009, 188 of these...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A 100-aircraft B-21 Raider fleet is a dangerous minimum. Recent B-1B “boneyard” revivals highlight how thin America’s bomber force...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Navy’s future air wing faces a capacity and range crunch: just 273 F-35Cs across a large carrier fleet,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A viral photo allegedly taken at Russia’s Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant shows the Su-75 “Checkmate” prototype beside a Su-57 “Felon,” hinting...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-111B was the Navy’s carrier variant of the TFX concept, aiming to share a common airframe with the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Korean War pulled all four Iowa-class battleships—Missouri, New Jersey, Iowa, and Wisconsin—back into combat, where their 16-inch guns...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – New photos (see image at the top) from Russia appear to show a flyable Sukhoi Su-75 “Checkmate” prototype on...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Parche began life as a Sturgeon-class fast attack sub, but an extensive late-’80s rebuild—adding a 100-foot section stuffed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 2015, the French Navy’s compact Rubis-class SSN Saphir reportedly penetrated USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (an aircraft carrier built for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In January 2005, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN-711) slammed—at flank speed—into an uncharted seamount southeast...