Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots “shot down” several F-22 Raptors during the 2012 Red Flag Alaska exercises. The F-22 Raptor was still relatively new at...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Aircraft carriers remain central to maritime power projection heading into 2026, with the United States still dominating in size, capability,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Japan’s Taigei-class “Big Whale” submarines are portrayed as a generational step beyond the Soryu-class—heavier, quieter, and built around years of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: A Pentagon test assessment argues the F-15EX Eagle II is operationally effective in air-superiority missions, including defensive and offensive counter-air...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin’s F-21 is a proposed India-tailored evolution of the F-16 Block 70/72, marketed as a “fourth-generation++” fighter with modern...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The MiG-25 Foxbat arrived in 1970 wrapped in fear and secrecy, sold as a Soviet air-defense monster built to sprint...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class “guided-missile battleship” (BBG(X)) is pitched as a revival of American sea power, but the concept clashes with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The X-44 MANTA was envisioned as a radical, tailless derivative of the F-22—stripping away vertical and horizontal tails to cut...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The A-29 Super Tucano is a rugged turboprop built for counterinsurgency and Special Operations support, capable of loitering, carrying precision...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: America’s Ford-class aircraft carriers are built to anchor sea power for decades, but the industrial base meant to sustain them...