Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-111 Aardvark was the world’s first production variable-sweep-wing aircraft — a Cold War bomber built to fly fast and...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The United States and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war — but the agreement depends on enforcement. National security...
The Treaty
A Lebanon Ceasefire is Just a Poison Pill: Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, President Donald Trump is triumphant in rhetoric. While...
The Treaty
The Iran deal will be sold as peace through strength, but two numbers tell a different story: America's strategic oil reserve has fallen to...
The Treaty
The conventional wisdom says ending the Iran war helps Trump politically. One analyst argues the reverse — noting that George H.W. Bush had 89%...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Navy spent about $22 billion on three Zumwalt destroyers it never quite knew what to do with. Now it's ripped out their failed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-22 Raptor is still the best air-superiority fighter in the world — and the U.S. built only 187 before ending the line in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine hit a Moscow refinery again — and not just any unit: it struck the one Moscow was counting on to repair the part...
Ukraine War
The tide just turned in the war in Ukraine, as Ukrainian drones struck the Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district of...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's strikes may be draining more than Russia's economy. Ukrainian intelligence, via CBS News, says Russia is running low on the S-300 interceptors that...
Ukraine War
Ukraine launched what appears to be the largest drone attack of the war against Moscow on June 18, striking a major oil refinery, disrupting...
The Treaty
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a six-month review of America's military role in Europe — pulling all eight NATO-crisis tankers, cutting fighters and...
The Treaty
Here's a telling sign about the Iran deal: hardliners in both Tehran and Washington hate it — which may mean it's a real compromise....
The Treaty
Did Trump cave to Iran? The deal's full terms stay hidden until Friday's signing — and one analyst lays out what critics fear is...
Dollars and Sense
Goldman Sachs says the Strait of Hormuz may never fully recover — and the Gulf isn't waiting to find out. The UAE and Saudi...
Dollars and Sense
Trump just admitted what drove the Iran deal: "We run out of reserves in about four weeks." Staying at war, he warned, could have...
Dollars and Sense
The leaked Iran deal includes a $300 billion reconstruction fund — and one analyst says the optics could burn Trump, even though the White...
North Korea Talk
North Korea stalled, negotiated, and built the bomb anyway — and its 2022 doctrine orders everything launched if its leaders are ever struck. Kim...
North Korea Talk
The recent North Korea–China summit highlights Beijing’s increasing concern over Moscow’s growing influence in Pyongyang. Since the Ukraine war began, Russia and North Korea...
North Korea Talk
Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of his visit to Pyongyang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has received one of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-14 Tomcat became one of the most successful fighters in U.S. Navy history — a Mach 2.3 jet that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The USS Parche was the most decorated submarine in U.S. Navy history, earning 10 Presidential Unit Citations for missions still...