The USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s lead Ford-class aircraft carrier, is heading into a major repair period after a 300-plus-day combat deployment...
Key Points – Boeing’s X-32 prototype, a contender in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition, ultimately lost to Lockheed’s X-35 (which became the F-35)...
Key Points – The M16 rifle’s introduction during the Vietnam War was deeply controversial despite its “on-paper” advantages over the M14—lighter weight, higher ammunition...
Key Points – A live-fire assessment of a Taurus Judge revolver, chambered for .45 Colt and .410 shotshells, revealed mixed performance and significant issues....
Key Points – The Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were the US Navy’s largest and last battleships, designed in the late 1930s with...