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 – Born as a Navy fleet defender, the F-4 Phantom II evolved into a multi-service, multi-role icon. -It answered a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were built as fast battleships to escort carrier task forces and overmatch...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA was conceived to replace aging Tu-95 and complement or supplant Tu-160 bombers with a subsonic, stealthy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The A-4 Skyhawk was the Navy’s answer to a 1950s problem: deliver nuclear or conventional punch from a carrier...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – At the Changchun Air Show, China’s J-20 appeared on public static display for the first time, as AVIC’s Gong...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Sturgeon-class (SSN-637) submarines were the U.S. Navy’s Cold War backbone: more than three dozen nuclear attack boats that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and the clearest pivot in undersea warfare since the torpedo....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Forrestal-class—Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence—were America’s first true jet-era supercarriers, conceived to launch heavy strike aircraft and high-performance...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Shenyang’s alleged J-50 (aka J-XD/J-XDS) is China’s other 6th-generation fighter effort alongside Chengdu’s programs. -Rumored to have first flown...