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 – China’s anti-ship missiles (DF-21D/DF-26) sharpen the question: if aircraft carriers grow too vulnerable, what projects power? -The likely answer...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Drones are reshaping warfare—from FPV quadcopters slamming armor to carrier-based tankers like MQ-25—but can they replace manned fighters and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 2009 Vanguard–Le Triomphant submarine bump showed how stealthy, passive, near-silent SSBNs can be invisible to each other—and how...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-22 Raptor is built to seize air dominance: very low observability, supercruise, and thrust-vector agility give it first-shot/first-kill...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Days after nearly two dozen Russian drones violated Polish airspace, France rapidly deployed three Dassault Rafale fighters to Poland—an...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 promises fifth-gen stealth and extreme agility, but its larger radar signature, small fleet, and engine delays undercut...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Article 5 is ironclad in spirit but flexible in practice—each ally decides how to respond to an “armed attack.”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Forget low-altitude carpet bombing—the B-52 bomber’s future is as a standoff “missile truck” that slings precision weapons from outside...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s F-47 (NGAD) contract starts around 185 jets—about $108M each—but that baseline may be too small. -With F-35A mission-capable...