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 – “Worst” aircraft carriers fail in different ways but share the same outcome: no sustainable airpower at sea. Russia’s Admiral...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The M551 Sheridan was the Army’s answer to a real problem: light and airborne units needed organic, protected, direct...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the U.S. Navy’s specialized Seawolf-class attack submarine, built with a 100-foot Multi-Mission Platform and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The M10 Booker began as Mobile Protected Firepower: a compact, protected assault gun to give light infantry brigades organic...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Constellation-class (FFG-62) sprang from a simple need: a real escort to free destroyers for harder jobs and spread...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter has been cautious over Ukraine, but Moscow now touts it as a “drone mothership.” -The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – One month after Boeing won the USAF’s F-47 NGAD, Lockheed Martin surprised observers twice: it declined to protest and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After losing the F-47 NGAD contract, Lockheed Martin is pushing a “Ferrari” F-35—an uprated, fifth-gen-plus variant that borrows tech...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The XB-70 Valkyrie was the U.S. Air Force’s bid to outrun Soviet defenses: a six-engine, compression-lift bomber built for...