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 – America’s Casablanca-class escort aircraft carriers were WWII’s most numerous flattops: 55 “Jeep” carriers mass-produced by Henry Kaiser’s yards to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Northrop’s B-2 Spirit is the world’s first operational stealth bomber, combat-proven since 1997 with ~6,000-nm unrefueled reach, internal bays,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Taigei-class submarines are purpose-built for the Indo-Pacific’s decisive geography. -They replace air-independent propulsion with high-capacity lithium-ion batteries, enabling...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – If World War III starts in 2025, odds are it begins in one of five places: the Taiwan Strait,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s Challenger 3 isn’t a new tank so much as a deep rebuild of Challenger 2—a fresh digital turret...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 Son of Blackbird or “Darkstar” aims to replace the SR-71 with hypersonic ISR—and possibly strike—using a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China won’t export its J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’ for the same reason the U.S. never sold the F-22: protecting sensitive...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – With B-52J upgrades stumbling, the Air Force is eyeing a larger B-21 Raider fleet. -Former USAF chief Gen. David...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – GAO’s new report warns the F-35 program is slipping even further despite incentives: all 110 deliveries in 2024 were...