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 – Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promised September decision on Canada’s F-35 program has slipped, with Defence Minister David McGuinty confirming...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Constellation (CV-64), a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier nicknamed “Connie,” served from 1961–2003 across Cold War and post–Cold War flashpoints....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Independence (CV-62), the fourth Forrestal-class supercarrier, served from 1959–1998 across Cold War flashpoints and the post-Cold War Gulf....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s F-16I Sufa (“Storm”) is the most customized F-16 ever fielded, built to give the Israeli Air Force day-one...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Tu-95MS “Bear” grew from a Cold War demand for a bomber that could reach North America and survive...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Missouri (BB-63) embodied the last, best expression of American battleship power just as aircraft carriers took over the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-75 “Checkmate” was unveiled as a bargain fifth-gen stealth jet to rival the F-35, but years later it...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born for Cold War fleet defense, the F-14 Tomcat married variable-sweep wings with the Hughes AWG-9 radar and AIM-54...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – First fielded in 1970, the tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missile remains a frontline anti-armor staple because it keeps...