Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Something Just Streaked Toward Moscow at High Altitude — and Russia’s Own War Bloggers Fear It Was Ukraine’s First Ballistic Missile Something flew toward Moscow at unusually high altitude — and Russia's own Defense Ministry confirmed intercepting a "long-range operational-tactical missile," without saying whose. Russian... Steve Balestrieri10 hours ago
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Just Told Israel to Evacuate Its Northern Cities — and the Ceasefire Is Hanging by a Thread The Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel are again shadow boxing over the fate of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah has long been a proxy... Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions As the French fabulist and poet Jean de la Fontaine once wrote, “a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to... Isaac SeitzJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Russia’s Su-57, Its Only Stealth Fighter, Is Back over Ukraine — but It’s Firing Missiles from So Far Back It Never Has to Risk the Front Russia’s most advanced combat aircraft, the Su-57, appears to be back in action in Ukraine after a period of prolonged reduced activity earlier in... Jack BuckbyJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China’s DF-27 Can Sink a US Aircraft Carrier from Thousands of Miles Inland — and the Pentagon Says It Can Now Reach the American Homeland Too Summary and Key Points: China has fielded a weapon that can threaten a US aircraft carrier from a launcher sitting thousands of miles inland... Harry J. KazianisJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s Newest $13B Carrier, May Be Out of Action for 14 Months After a Deployment Plagued by Fire and Failed Plumbing After a nearly year-long deployment, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy, could be... Isaac SeitzJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Russia Built Just Six of Its ‘F-35 Killer’ — and the Only Pilots Flying Them Do Loops at Air Shows Summary and Key Points: The MiG-35 was supposed to be Russia’s comeback fighter — a modern, affordable jet to rebuild a battered air force... Steve BalestrieriJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China Built a Missile to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers — There’s Just One Problem Nobody Can Answer Summary and Key Points: China calls it the aircraft carrier killer. The DF-26B is built to do what most weapons can’t — track a... Isaac SeitzJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Russia’s ‘New’ PAK DA Stealth Bomber Doesn’t Exist and Never Will Fly Anywhere Russia’s PAK DA was supposed to be Moscow’s stealth answer to the American B-21 — a flying-wing bomber built to haul nuclear weapons past... Steve BalestrieriJune 1, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More ‘An Oil Crisis Is Coming’: Donald Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Pandora’s Box Is the Ultimate National Security Nightmare Iran’s decision to walk away – breaking in the news right now – from the negotiating table and threatening to seal the Strait of... Harry J. KazianisJune 1, 2026